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apperception

ap·per·cep·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ap-er-sep-shuh n]
    • /ˌæp ərˈsɛp ʃən/
    • /ˌæ.pɜː.ˈsep.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-er-sep-shuh n]
    • /ˌæp ərˈsɛp ʃən/

Definitions of apperception word

  • noun apperception the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea 3
  • noun apperception the act or process of apperceiving 3
  • noun apperception the state or fact of the mind in being conscious of its own consciousness 3
  • noun apperception conscious perception. 1
  • noun apperception the act or process of apperceiving. 1
  • noun apperception The mental process by which a person makes sense of an idea by assimilating it to the body of ideas he or she already possesses. 1
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Origin of apperception

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; (< F) < New Latin (Leibnitz) apperceptiōn-, stem of apperceptiō. See ap-1, perception

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Parts of speech for Apperception

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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apperception popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for apperception

noun apperception

  • apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
  • awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
  • ken — a male given name, form of Kendall or Kenneth.
  • perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • conception — A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind.
All 154 Synonyms of apperception

Antonyms for apperception

noun apperception

  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
All 37 Antonyms of apperception

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  • thematic apperception test

    a projective technique in which stories told by a subject about each of a series of pictures are assumed to reveal dominant needs or motivations. Abbreviation: TAT.

  • transcendental unity of apperception

    (in Kantian epistemology) the meaningful organization, within the consciousness, of individual objects of perception.
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