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stereotype
[ ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer- ]
noun
- a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group:
Cowboys and Indians are American stereotypes.
- a set form; convention:
Most important for lexicographers are the idiomatic stereotypes whose meaning cannot be inferred from knowledge of the meanings of the individual items.
- Printing.
- a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- a plate made by this process.
verb (used with object)
- to characterize or regard as a stereotype:
The actor has been stereotyped as a villain.
Synonyms: , ,
- to give a fixed form to.
- Printing. to make a stereotype of.
stereotype
/ ˌstɛrɪə ˈtɪpɪk; ˌstɪər-; ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪp; ˈstɪər- /
noun
- a method of producing cast-metal printing plates from a mould made from a forme of type matter in papier-mâché or some other material
- the plate so made
- another word for stereotypy
- an idea, trait, convention, etc, that has grown stale through fixed usage
- sociol a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly
verb
- to make a stereotype of
- to print from a stereotype
- to impart a fixed usage or convention to
stereotype
1- A too-simple and therefore distorted image of a group, such as “Football players are stupid” or “The English are cold and unfriendly people.”
stereotype
2- A generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group.
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌٲ, noun
- stereotypic, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ٱ···ٲ· ٱ···ٲ· noun
- ٱ···ٲ·· ٱ···ٲ· [ster-ee-, uh, -, tip, -ik, steer-], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stereotype1
Example Sentences
Watching "Jay and Pamela" on TLC, I wasn’t so much concerned with how accurately it portrayed life with OI—I was more concerned with how the couple fit the stereotype of the “good” disabled person.
These practices do not stop at the presence of women and people of color; they provide a means for these groups to contribute fully to the workplace by reducing stereotypes.
He is a reminder that beyond first impressions, stereotypes and the borders we construct, there is shared humanity and grace in opening yourself to the richness of it.
At a grassroots level, inspired by the reclamation of queer by the gay rights movement, B***h Magazine launched in 1996 in Portland, Oregon, as a feminist riposte to demeaning stereotypes.
The death rate perpetuated stereotypes about drug dealers willing to shoot it out to the bitter end, risking the lives of their loved ones nearby and despite knowing the cops don’t miss.
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