misperception
noun
mis·per·cep·tion
ˌmis-pər-ˈsēp-shən 
plural misperceptions
: a false or inaccurate perception
… a host of misperceptions about the '50s, including the skewed notion that women didn't work in the 1950s, especially if they were mothers. Even in the '50s, one-fifth of mothers had paying jobs.—
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Another potential misperception is that Medicaid will pay for long-term care, but unfortunately most people can’t count on that.
—Steve Vernon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Desperate efforts to promote school integration, Thomas argued, stemmed from the misperception that identifiably Black schools were somehow doomed to fail because of their racial composition.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
These are books filled with images of disconnection and misperception.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
But critics worry that its high-profile removal flights and arrests of migrants may be prioritizing optics ahead of results, playing into longstanding misperceptions about immigrants and crime.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Steve Vernon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Desperate efforts to promote school integration, Thomas argued, stemmed from the misperception that identifiably Black schools were somehow doomed to fail because of their racial composition.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
These are books filled with images of disconnection and misperception.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
But critics worry that its high-profile removal flights and arrests of migrants may be prioritizing optics ahead of results, playing into longstanding misperceptions about immigrants and crime.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misperception
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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misperception. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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misperception
noun
mis·per·cep·tion
ˌmis-pər-ˈsep-shən
: a false perception
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