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Impression vs Misimpression - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between impression and misimpression

is that impression is the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another while misimpression is an inaccurate or misleading impression.

impression

English

(wikipedia impression)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
  • The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}
  • A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
  • An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
  • An outward appearance.
  • (advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad. is shown once.
  • (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
  • (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

    • Related terms

    * impressionability * impressionable * impressional * impressionism * impressionist * impressive * under the impression

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    misimpression

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inaccurate or misleading impression
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=March 11, author=Michael Miner, title=Broder Against Broder/For the Editor Who Dares to Be Different, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Often the misimpression a reporter gives is trivial. }}

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