Definition of "misperceiving" []

• Present participle of misperceive. (verb)

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• "People who chose ideal body sizes that were the same or bigger than their actual body size were classified as misperceiving their body size."
• "Finally, as to the Czar's notion that teens are 'misperceiving' a term that was apparently made up by Kerlikowske the harms of marijuana compared to cigarettes and alcohol, let's get real."
• "So, why don't they? love how you blame the lack of african american membership in the republican party on the african americans themselves. to you, they've either been duped (which means you're saying they're stupid) or they are "misperceiving" the GOP (which means you're saying they're stupid and / or racist). its like you don't even get how insulting you are. and you can try to equate it to a school lunch room (which IS stupid) but the fact is, the dem table has pretty much everyone sitting at it. if you're really interested in finding out why black america has so flatly rejected the GOP"