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stereotype

1 stereotype /ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/ noun
plural stereotypes
1 stereotype
/ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/
noun
plural stereotypes
Britannica Dictionary definition of STEREOTYPE
[count]
: an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

— stereotypical

/ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkəl/ adjective [more stereotypical; most stereotypical]

— stereotypically

/ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkli/ adverb
2 stereotype /ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/ verb
stereotypes; stereotyped; stereotyping
2 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

— stereotyped

/ˈsterijəˌtaɪpt/ adjective

— stereotyping

noun [noncount]