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stereotype
[ ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer- ]
noun
- a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group:
Cowboys and Indians are American stereotypes.
- a set form; convention:
Most important for lexicographers are the idiomatic stereotypes whose meaning cannot be inferred from knowledge of the meanings of the individual items.
- Printing.
- a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- a plate made by this process.
verb (used with object)
- to characterize or regard as a stereotype:
The actor has been stereotyped as a villain.
Synonyms: , ,
- to give a fixed form to.
- Printing. to make a stereotype of.
stereotype
/ ˌstɛrɪə ˈtɪpɪk; ˌstɪər-; ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪp; ˈstɪər- /
noun
- a method of producing cast-metal printing plates from a mould made from a forme of type matter in papier-mâché or some other material
- the plate so made
- another word for stereotypy
- an idea, trait, convention, etc, that has grown stale through fixed usage
- sociol a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly
verb
- to make a stereotype of
- to print from a stereotype
- to impart a fixed usage or convention to
stereotype
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.
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌٲ, noun
- stereotypic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٱ···ٲ· ٱ···ٲ· noun
- ٱ···ٲ·· ٱ···ٲ· [ster-ee-, uh, -, tip, -ik, steer-], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stereotype1
Example Sentences
“This actually perpetuates the stereotype that downtown is dirty, filthy, unsafe,” Sebastián said.
Instagram's algorithms, they claim, "still promote sexualised imagery, harmful beauty ideals and other negative stereotypes".
Through the art of falling and getting back up, these women challenge stereotypes, fight marginalisation and reclaim public spaces in both urban and rural areas.
Many people associate cannabis with couch time and Netflix, but the “lazy stoner” stereotype has actually been debunked.
Throughout our justice system, all the stereotypes and victim-blaming that have stopped women from seeking or finding justice remain.
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