Defenition of the word stereotype

• Defenition of the word stereotype

  • A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  • To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
  • treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
  • a conventional or formulaic conception or image: "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
  • a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
  • a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  • treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

Synonyms for the word stereotype

• • pigeonhole
  • stamp

Hypernyms for the word stereotype

• • assort
  • class
  • classify
  • internal representation
  • mental representation
  • representation
  • separate
  • sort
  • sort out

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