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stereotyp — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
  • stereotype noun An oversimplified, fixed idea about a whole group of people, often unfair or inaccurate.

Senses

stereotyp is used for these senses in English:

  • rut (figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling. [from 19th c.]

rut — full definition

  1. noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
  2. noun A fixed, boring routine that feels hard to escape.
  3. noun The mating season of certain male mammals, such as deer, marked by heightened sexual activity.

stereotype — full definition

  1. noun An oversimplified, fixed idea about a whole group of people, often unfair or inaccurate.
  2. verb To judge or portray someone based on an oversimplified idea of the group they belong to, rather than as an individual.

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