Perception — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

a way of conceiving something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚsˈɛpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pəsˈɛpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəsˈɛpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɚsˈɛpʃən/.

Examples

Luther had a new perception of the Bible
a man admired for the depth of his perception

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perceptual experience sensing percept

Parts of Speech

noun	the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
noun	a way of conceiving something “Luther had a new perception of the Bible”
noun	the process of perceiving
noun	knowledge gained by perceiving “a man admired for the depth of his perception”
noun	becoming aware of something via the senses

Word Forms

perceive	verb	become conscious of
sense	verb	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
perceptual	adjective	of or relating to the act of perceiving

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wahrnehmung

die Darstellung dessen, was wahrgenommen wird; Grundbestandteil der Konzeptbildung

🇪🇸Spanish

percepción

la representación de lo percibido; Componente básico en la formación de un concepto.

🇮🇹Italian

percezione

la rappresentazione di ciò che viene percepito; componente fondamentale nella formazione di un concetto

🇳🇱Dutch

perceptie

de weergave van wat wordt waargenomen; basiscomponent bij de vorming van een concept

🇵🇹Portuguese

percepção

a representação do que é percebido; componente básico na formação de um conceito

🇷🇺Russian

восприятие

представление того, что воспринимается; основной компонент в формировании понятия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धारणा

जो समझा जाता है उसका प्रतिनिधित्व; किसी अवधारणा के निर्माण में बुनियादी घटक

🇧🇩Bengali

উপলব্ধি

যা অনুভূত হয় তার প্রতিনিধিত্ব; একটি ধারণা গঠনের মৌলিক উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்தல்

உணரப்பட்டவற்றின் பிரதிநிதித்துவம்; ஒரு கருத்தை உருவாக்குவதற்கான அடிப்படை கூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

అవగాహన

గ్రహించిన దాని యొక్క ప్రాతినిధ్యం; భావన నిర్మాణంలో ప్రాథమిక భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

समज

जे समजले जाते त्याचे प्रतिनिधित्व; संकल्पनेच्या निर्मितीमध्ये मूलभूत घटक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારણા

જે જોવામાં આવે છે તેનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ; ખ્યાલની રચનામાં મૂળભૂત ઘટક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ

ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ; ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯ ರಚನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാരണ

മനസ്സിലാക്കിയതിൻ്റെ പ്രാതിനിധ്യം; ഒരു ആശയത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപീകരണത്തിലെ അടിസ്ഥാന ഘടകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਰਨਾ

ਕੀ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ; ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਦੇ ਗਠਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادراک

جو سمجھا جاتا ہے اس کی نمائندگی؛ ایک تصور کی تشکیل میں بنیادی جزو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洞察力

所感知事物的表征；概念形成的基本组成部分

🇯🇵Japanese

感知

知覚されたものの表現。概念形成の基本的な要素

🇰🇷Korean

지각

인지된 것의 표현; 개념 형성의 기본 구성 요소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhận thức

sự đại diện của những gì được cảm nhận; thành phần cơ bản trong việc hình thành khái niệm

🇹🇭Thai

การรับรู้

การเป็นตัวแทนของสิ่งที่รับรู้ องค์ประกอบพื้นฐานในการสร้างแนวคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

persepsi

representasi dari apa yang dirasakan; komponen dasar dalam pembentukan suatu konsep

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-unawa

ang representasyon ng kung ano ang perceived; pangunahing sangkap sa pagbuo ng isang konsepto

🇲🇾Malay

persepsi

representasi apa yang dilihat; komponen asas dalam pembentukan sesuatu konsep

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصور

تمثيل ما يُدرك؛ العنصر الأساسي في تكوين المفهوم

🇮🇷Persian

ادراک

بازنمایی آنچه درک می شود؛ جزء اساسی در شکل گیری یک مفهوم

🇹🇷Turkish

algı

algılananın temsili; Bir kavramın oluşumundaki temel bileşen

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְפִיסָה

הייצוג של מה שנתפס; מרכיב בסיסי בגיבוש מושג

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