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perceived.

Generally recognized to be true.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pəˈsiːvd/Received-Pronunciation/pɚˈsivd/General-American
  1. Generally recognized to be true.

    not-comparable
    The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore
  2. As seen or understood by someone.

    not-comparable
    In product design, where one deals with real, physical objects, there can be both real and perceived affordances, and the two need not be the same.
    Anger is a natural response in humans to perceived or actual threat or provocation.
verb/pəˈsiːvd/Received-Pronunciation/pɚˈsivd/General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of perceive

    form-of · participle · past
    The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.
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