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perceptions

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //pɝˈsɛpʃənz// UK //pəsˈɛpʃənz// per·cep·tions

n. the way you think about or understand something using your senses or your mind. It is how you see a situation based on your own experiences.

n. the mental results or interpretations of sensory information; the specific ways in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. Often used to discuss the gap between objective reality and subjective belief.


SIMPLE

Public perceptions of the new law are mostly positive.

CONTEXTUAL

The company is launching a marketing campaign to change consumer perceptions of their brand as being old-fashioned.

COMPLEX

Social media can significantly distort our perceptions of reality by highlighting only the most extreme or curated versions of other people's lives.

Synonyms
Usage

Frequently used in the plural to describe collective or varied opinions within a group.

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