apperception

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ap′ər sep′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•per•cep•tion  (ap′ər sep′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Psychol.]
  1. Psychologyconscious perception.
  2. Psychologythe act or process of apperceiving.
  • Neo-Latin (Leibnitz) apperceptiōn-, stem of apperceptiō. See ap-1, perception
  • French)
  • (1745–55
ap′per•cep′tive, adj. 
ap′per•cep′tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apperception /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ n
  1. the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
  2. the act or process of apperceiving
ˌapperˈceptive adj
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