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Stereotype
ˈstɛriə(ʊ)tʌɪp
Stereotype definitions
noun
stereotype
stereotypes
- 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"
- a person or thing that conforms to a widely held but oversimplified image of the class or type to which they belong
"don't treat anyone as a stereotype"
- a relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate
verb
stereotype
stereotyped
stereotypes
stereotyping
- view or represent as a stereotype
"the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland"