"perceive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- As a result the standard-bearer lowered the standard, which was incorrectly perceived by the troops as a sign of submission.
- They report concerns that their self-destructive behavior is incorrectly perceived as manipulative, and that the stigma surrounding this disorder limits their access to healthcare.
- Often, this image is perceived incorrectly and produces an illusion that differs from reality.
- The F.B.I. is incorrectly perceived as an exclusively domestic law-enforcement agency, but one of the other priorities Freeh set for himself when he arrived was expanding the bureau's already considerable foreign presence.
- However, business travel demand has been incorrectly perceived by the airlines to be inelastic.
- For example, those who are incorrectly perceived to be disabled and people associated with a disabled person.
- However, some Kenyans resent their incorrectly perceived superior economic status, a resentment sometimes vented through political violence, as happened in 1992, 1997 and 2007 Kenyan elections.
- Shark fin is also incorrectly perceived by some as having high nutritional value, as well as cancer and osteoarthritis fighting abilities.
- In one survey about 66-75% of participants incorrectly perceived low-yield cigarettes as harm-reducing, while 75-80% mistakenly believed that switching to smokeless tobacco conferred no risk reduction.
- The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or to courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications.
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