Stereotype

Definitions

1. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
   countable, uncountable
2. A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
   countable, uncountable
3. A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
   countable, uncountable
4. An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

32 more languages

العربيةالقالب الجاهزصورة نمطية

Българскиклишена́вик

Bosanskiklišešablonклише

Catalàestereotipestereotipar

Češtinastereotyp

Ελληνικάστερεοτυπίαστερεότυποταμπέλα

Esperantokliŝostereotipo

Suomikaavoittumastereotypiastereotyyppi

Gaeilgeplátáilsteiréitíopa

Gàidhligdlùth-chlòdh

Hrvatskiklišešablonклише

Magyardúcklisésablonsztereotípia+ 1 more

Հայերենկարծրատիպ

Bahasa Indonesiastereotipe

Íslenskastaðalímynd

Italianostereotiparestereotipo

日本語ステレオタイプ

ქართულისტერეოტიპი

한국어고정관념

Kurdîdûçşablon

Македонскистереотип

Bahasa Melayustereotaip

Nederlandsstereotype

Polskistereotyp

Portuguêsestereotiparestereótipo

Românăstereotip

Русскийклишестереоти́п

Српскиklišešablonклише

Svenskastereotyp

Türkçebasmakalıp sözkalıplaşmış yargıstereotip

Українськастереотип

中文以刻板印象为特征

Examples

“Not all Zumbetonians wear⟳ plimsolls. That's just a stereotype.”

“Instead we notice⟳ a trait which marks a well known type⟳, and fill⟳ in the rest⟳ of the picture by means of the stereotypes we carry⟳ about in our heads.”

“Anthropologists studying aid agencies have⟳ found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work⟳. It may be inevitable that large assistance organizations tend⟳ to objectify, simplify⟳, and universalize the people under their care.”

“So, although to some observers machine music implies a harsh metronomicity – and some sectors of electronic dance⟳ music might be the stereotype here – computers can also be the means of investigating human expression.”

““Psychotherapists are not immune to the same stereotypes that we all have⟳, and I think⟳ they could become⟳ even more relevant for psychotherapists than for other professions [both medical and nonmedical], because they are embarking on this intimate, potentially long-term relationship with these [clients],” said Heather Kugelmass, a doctoral student in sociology at Princeton University. Kugelmass is the author of the study⟳ (PDF), which was published Wednesday in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.”

“Heartwarming: Trans girl breaks stereotypes by being the worst on the girls swim⟳ team”

“So, here are my top 10 tips on how you can avoid⟳ the “stupid American” stereotype and become⟳ a “Smart American” abroad.”

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