stereotype

stereotype
I UK [ˈsterɪəˌtaɪp] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "stereotype":
singular stereotype plural stereotypes
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1) a very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like
stereotype of:

He certainly doesn't fit the stereotype of the emotional Italian.

2) someone who is exactly what many people expect a person of their particular class, nationality, profession etc to be like

II UK [ˈsterɪəˌtaɪp] / US verb [transitive, usually passive]
Word forms "stereotype":
present tense I/you/we/they stereotype he/she/it stereotypes present participle stereotyping past tense stereotyped past participle stereotyped
to believe that someone has a particular character only because this is what many people believe someone of their particular class, nationality etc must be like, and not because you know anything about their personality
stereotype someone as something:

Feminists are sometimes stereotyped as aggressive and unattractive.


Derived word:
stereotyping
noun uncountable

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