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- Dictionaryster·e·o·type/ˈsterēəˌtīp/
noun
- 1. a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: "the stereotype of the woman as the carer"
- 2. a relief printing plate cast in a mold made from composed type or an original plate.
verb
- 1. view or represent as a stereotype: "the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland"
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A stereotype is a fixed or general pattern, especially a mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of stereotype from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A stereotype is a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of stereotype in English and American dictionaries.
1. A too-simple and therefore distorted image of a group, such as “Football players are stupid” or “The English are cold and unfriendly people.” stereotype. 2. A generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group.
noun [noncount] ethnic/gender stereotyping. STEREOTYPE meaning: an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.
Outside of printing, the first reference to stereotype in English was in 1850, as a noun that meant 'image perpetuated without change'. However, it was not until 1922 that stereotype was first used in the modern psychological sense by American journalist Walter Lippmann in his work Public Opinion.
A stereotype is a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offence. Learn more about the word origin, collocations, and usage notes of stereotype with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
A stereotype is a preconceived notion, especially about a group of people. Many stereotypes are rooted in prejudice — so you should be wary of them. You have probably heard stereotypes: commonly held ideas or preconceptions about specific groups.
