{
    "term": "perception",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand something",
            "sensetop": "perception that…",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a campaign to change public perception of the police"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a general public perception that standards in schools are falling.",
                    "contextForm": "perception that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The growing perception that their needs were being ignored spurred the group to further action."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a marketing strategy to overcome negative public perception of the company"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your brand name should create a distinctive perception in the customer's mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This film challenges traditional perceptions of older people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This study dispels the perception that men are better drivers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Further research should lead to an enhanced perception of the issues facing developing nations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to gain a clearer perception of how young people feel about the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Movies have shaped our perception of many historical events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book explores the changing perceptions about gender."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company wanted to boost the overall perception of the brand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The survey reflects the perceptions of business people around the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These developments hardly affected the public perception of the crisis."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "distinct", "keen"],
                "verb + perception": ["have", "create", "affect"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the way you notice things, especially with the senses",
            "labels": "(specialist or formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Everyone's perception of reality is slightly different."
                },
                {
                    "text": "visual perception"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If we improve drivers' hazard perception, road deaths will fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The computer changes our perceptions of place and time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "cultural differences in risk perception between European students and their American counterparts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "heightened perception caused by drugs"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "distinct", "keen"],
                "verb + perception": ["have", "create", "affect"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the ability to understand the true nature of something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She showed great perception in her assessment of the family situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have little perception of how ordinary people live their lives."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "insight",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "distinct", "keen"],
                "verb + perception": ["have", "create", "affect"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈsepʃn/",
                "audio": "pe/perception/perception__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pərˈsepʃn/",
                "audio": "pe/perception/perception__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’."
}