perceived

1. 1
   adjective

   Seen or understood in a certain way by someone.

   Like how the same room can feel warm to one person and cold to another.

   The perceived risk of flying is much higher than the real danger.

   Her perceived rudeness was really just shyness around strangers.

   Similarapparent, supposed, seeming, presumed

   Oppositeactual, real

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of perceive. Use this form for noticing or understanding something earlier.

   I perceived a change in her mood right away.

   They perceived the loud noise as a warning.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Thought by most people to be true or real.

   There is a perceived link between sugar and bad behavior in kids.

   The perceived wisdom is that you should never swim right after eating.

   Similarreceived, accepted, conventional, supposed

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