stereotype
🇺🇸
/ˈsteriətaɪp/
🇬🇧
/ˈsteriətaɪp/
noun
C1
A simple and often wrong idea about a type of person or thing.
The stereotype that all teenagers are lazy is not fair or true.
verb
R
To believe a simple and often wrong idea about a person or thing.
It is wrong to stereotype people based on where they come from.
translation
A simple and often wrong idea about a type of person or thing.
To believe a simple and often wrong idea about a person or thing.
Word Forms
3rd Present
stereotypes
Past
stereotyped
Perfect
stereotyped
Progressive
stereotyping
Plural
stereotypes