verb
- incorrectly understanding or interpreting something through the senses or mind
Usage: present participle of misperceive
Examples
- She was misperceiving his friendly gesture as romantic interest.
- The witness was misperceiving the events due to poor lighting.
- Students often struggle with misperceiving the teacher’s expectations.
- He kept misperceiving criticism as personal attacks.
- The patient was misperceiving sounds as threatening voices.
- They were misperceiving the company’s financial stability.