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Recent Examples of misperception
According to the psychologist, many popular screening and assessment tools include normal human distress, which often results in the misperception that every person in distress needs a mental health professional.
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
That misperception can gradually impact trust, decision-making, and even how your ideas are received.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
One of the ubiquitous causes of war is misperception.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Unchallenged misperceptions can erode trust, create an atmosphere of suspicion and fear and lead to significant consequences.
—Tracy Ellison, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
That misperception can gradually impact trust, decision-making, and even how your ideas are received.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
One of the ubiquitous causes of war is misperception.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Unchallenged misperceptions can erode trust, create an atmosphere of suspicion and fear and lead to significant consequences.
—Tracy Ellison, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misperception
Noun
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The complexity of these challenges is exacerbated by common misconceptions about security and compliance.—
Peter Kellis,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Yet society still frames obesity as a failure of willpower—a harmful misconception that fuels stigma and misleads approaches to care and policy.—
Francesco Rubino,
Time,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Such complacency could be a mistake, as some market watchers have cautioned.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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Investors who do not use the tool risk making major mistakes.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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