Words that rhyme with misperception

n 1: the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

n 1: taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" 2: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: subtitle, caption] 3: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend] v 1: provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

n 1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception] 2: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design]

n 1: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: contraception, contraceptive method]

n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] 2: the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation] 3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]

n 1: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception, exclusion, elision] 2: an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" 3: grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit] 2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]

n 1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: origin, origination, inception]

n 1: the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" 2: (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

n 1: an incorrect conception [ant: concept, conception, construct]

n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice] 3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]

n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: percept, perception, perceptual experience] 2: a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" 3: the process of perceiving 4: knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" 5: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: sensing, perception]

n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion] 2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: bias, prejudice, preconception]

adj 1: available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug" [ant: nonprescription(a), over-the- counter(a)] n 1: directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" 2: a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug] [ant: over-the-counter drug, over-the- counter medicine] 3: written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person 4: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

n 1: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: given, presumption, precondition] 2: (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed 3: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption] 4: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"

n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] 2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: banishment, proscription]

n 1: the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" 2: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: protective covering, protective cover, protection] 3: defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: security, protection] 4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: protection, shelter] 5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices, protection, aegis] 6: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn: protection, trade protection] 7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: protection, tribute]

n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: reception, response] 2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4: the act of receiving [syn: reception, receipt] 5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption, salvation] 2: repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) 3: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: redemption, repurchase, buyback]

n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness] 2: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface [syn: reflection, reflexion] 3: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion] 4: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: mirror image, reflection, reflexion] 5: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" [syn: reflection, reflexion] 6: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed 7: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: observation, reflection, reflexion] 8: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: reflection, reflexion, reflectivity]

n 1: beginning again [syn: resumption, recommencement]

n 1: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick] 2: an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" 3: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" [syn: choice, pick, selection] 4: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection] 5: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection]

n 1: changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt 2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption] 2: incorporating something under a more general category

n 1: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: resorption, reabsorption]

n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: preemption, pre- emption]