impression

noun [C] (OPINION)

/ɪmˈpreʃ·ən/

Definition

› an idea or opinion of what someone or something is like: It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview. [+ that clause] I get the impression that she’s rather shy. [+ that clause] I was under the impression that you didn’t like your job (= I was wrong to think that you did not like your job).

(Definition of impression noun (OPINION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)