D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

perceived

/(pẽr*sēvd")/ · IPA /pɚˈsivd/
01 adj. Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; as, a perceived threat.
  1. 1.
    Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; as, a perceived threat.
  2. 2.
    Detected by means of the senses; as, a perceived difference in temperature.
Syn. felt, sensed.