stereotype
verb/ˈsteriətaɪp/
/ˈsteriətaɪp/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stereotype | /ˈsteriətaɪp/ /ˈsteriətaɪp/ |
| he / she / it stereotypes | /ˈsteriətaɪps/ /ˈsteriətaɪps/ |
| past simple stereotyped | /ˈsteriətaɪpt/ /ˈsteriətaɪpt/ |
| past participle stereotyped | /ˈsteriətaɪpt/ /ˈsteriətaɪpt/ |
| -ing form stereotyping | /ˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ/ /ˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ/ |
- to form a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true
- stereotype somebody Children from certain backgrounds tend to be stereotyped by their teachers.
- stereotype somebody as something Why are professors stereotyped as absent-minded?
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French stéréotype (adjective).
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