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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFehlwahrnehmung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfeːlvaːɐ̯ˌneːmʊŋ
"Die akustische Fehlwahrnehmung führte zu einem großen Missverständnis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A faulty, incorrect, or distorted perception or interpretation of sensory stimuli or situations.
"The patient's auditory malperception led him to believe someone was calling his name when it was only the wind." - 2
A misunderstanding or misinterpretation of reality resulting from cognitive bias or sensory impairment.
"Economic anxiety often causes a malperception of actual market stability."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'mal-' meaning 'bad' or 'ill' (from classical Latin malus) combined with the English noun 'perception', which originates from Latin 'perceptio', meaning 'collecting or apprehension'. The term emerged in medical and psychological contexts during the 19th century to describe distorted sensory or cognitive processing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malperception" is said worldwide
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mauvaise perception
Transliteration: movɛz pɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃
"Cette illusion d'optique provoque une mauvaise perception de la profondeur."
Fehlwahrnehmung
Transliteration: ˈfeːlvaːɐ̯ˌneːmʊŋ
"Die akustische Fehlwahrnehmung führte zu einem großen Missverständnis."
malpercezione
Transliteration: malpertʃeˈtsjone
"Una malpercezione della realtà può causare ansia immotivata."
malpercepción
Transliteration: malpersepsión
"El estrés constante puede generar una malpercepción del entorno."
mal-percepção
Transliteration: maw persewˈsãw
"A mal-percepção do risco levou a decisões perigosas."
गलत धारणा
Transliteration: galat dharana
"तथ्यों की गलत धारणा के कारण भ्रम पैदा हुआ।"
错误知觉
Transliteration: cuòwù zhījué
"长期的疲劳会导致对外界的错误知觉。"
오지각
Transliteration: ojigak
"환각제는 심각한 청각적 오지각을 유발할 수 있습니다."
誤知覚
Transliteration: gochikaku
"その現象は単なる視覚的な誤知覚にすぎない。"
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