stereotype
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
stereotypes
plural
stereotypes
Britannica Dictionary definition of STEREOTYPE
[count]
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an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic
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racial/cultural stereotypes
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the stereotype of the absentminded professor
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a stereotypical representation/idea/approach
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He's the stereotypical absentminded professor. [=he's a professor who is absentminded in the way that people often think of professors as being]
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stereotype
/ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/
verb
stereotypes;
stereotyped;
stereotyping
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stereotype
/ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/
verb
stereotypes;
stereotyped;
stereotyping
Britannica Dictionary definition of STEREOTYPE
[+ object]
:
to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same
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It's not fair to stereotype a whole group of people based on one person you don't like.
— stereotyped
/ˈsterijəˌtaɪpt/ adjective-
a stereotyped representation/approach/character
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stereotyped roles
— stereotyping
noun [noncount]-
ethnic/gender stereotyping
