PERCEPTION


Meaning of PERCEPTION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ clear , distinct , keen ( esp. AmE )

▪ common , general , popular , widely held , widespread

▪ growing

▪ accurate

▪ distorted , erroneous ( esp. AmE ), false , inaccurate , mistaken

▪ negative , positive

▪ altered , changing

The book explores the changing ~s about gender.

▪ heightened

heightened ~ caused by drugs

Salvini has a heightened ~ that causes him to hear voices from another world.

▪ conscious

▪ selective

▪ overall

The company wanted to boost the overall ~ of the brand.

▪ public

▪ human

▪ individual

▪ consumer , parental

▪ cultural

▪ subjective

▪ auditory , extrasensory (abbreviated to ESP ) , sense , sensory , visual

▪ depth , spatial

▪ hazard ( BrE ), risk ( esp. AmE ), threat ( AmE )

If we improve drivers' hazard ~, road deaths will fall.

cultural differences in risk ~ between European students and their American counterparts

VERB + PERCEPTION

▪ have

I was shocked to learn of the ~ people have of me.

▪ create

Your brand name should create a distinctive ~ in the customer's mind.

▪ affect , influence , shape

These developments hardly affected the public ~ of the crisis.

Movies have shaped our ~ of many historical events.

▪ alter , change , shift , transform

The computer changes our ~s of place and time.

▪ colour/color , distort , skew

▪ correct

▪ counter , dispel

This study dispels the ~ that men are better drivers.

▪ confirm

▪ overcome

a marketing strategy to overcome negative public ~ of the company

▪ enhance , improve

▪ challenge

This film challenges traditional ~s of older people.

▪ assess , examine , explore

▪ fuel , heighten

▪ reflect

The survey reflects the ~s of business people around the world.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .