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perception

/pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

Meanings
noun
The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

Examples :

"My perception of the teacher's instructions was that they were quite demanding. "
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Related Words

Illustration interpretation

interpretation noun

/ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/ /ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən/

An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.

"the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma."

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Illustration organisation

organisation noun

/ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration consciousness

consciousness noun

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/

The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

"My brother's lack of consciousness during the lecture made it hard for him to understand the material. "

Illustration frustrated

frustrated verb

/fɹəsˈtɹeɪt.ɪd/ /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪt.ɪd/

To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

"It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all."

Illustration understanding

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "

Illustration identification

identification noun

/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.

"Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species"

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

Illustration understood

understood verb

/ʌndəɹˈstʊd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "