apperception

noun ap·per·cep·tion \-ˈsep-shən\

Definition of APPERCEPTION

: introspective self-consciousness

: mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience

— ap·per·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective

French aperception, from apercevoir, from Middle French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad-) + perceivre to perceive

First Known Use: 1753

Medical Dictionary

noun ap·per·cep·tion \-ˈsep-shən\

: mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience—compare assimilation 3

—ap·per·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective

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