misperceptions

Definition of misperceptionsnext
plural of misperception

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misperceptions
misconceptions
Noun
  • Brooke Nevils’s memoir is also a reckoning with many misconceptions about #MeToo narratives, Hillary Kelly writes.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Rodriguez and four other board members praised the student demonstrators during a Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday at the Education Service Center in Waukegan, in attempting to correct misconceptions expressed on social media and elsewhere.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Misperceptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperceptions. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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