- perception
- nounADJECTIVE▪ 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 perceptions about gender.
▪ heightened▪heightened perception caused by drugs
▪Salvini has a heightened perception that causes him to hear voices from another world.
▪ conscious▪ selective▪ overall▪The company wanted to boost the overall perception 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 perception, road deaths will fall.
▪cultural differences in risk perception between European students and their American counterparts
VERB + PERCEPTION▪ have▪I was shocked to learn of the perception people have of me.
▪ create▪Your brand name should create a distinctive perception in the customer's mind.
▪ affect, influence, shape▪These developments hardly affected the public perception of the crisis.
▪Movies have shaped our perception of many historical events.
▪ alter, change, shift, transform▪The computer changes our perceptions of place and time.
▪ colour/color, distort, skew▪ correct▪ counter, dispel▪This study dispels the perception that men are better drivers.
▪ confirm▪ overcome▪a marketing strategy to overcome negative public perception of the company
▪ enhance, improve▪ challenge▪This film challenges traditional perceptions of older people.
▪ assess, examine, explore▪ fuel, heighten▪ reflect▪The survey reflects the perceptions of business people around the world.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
