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stereotyp — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • stereotype noun An oversimplified, fixed idea about a whole group of people, often unfair or inaccurate.
  • stereotypical adjective Matching a common, oversimplified idea of what something or someone should be like; predictable in an unoriginal way.
  • stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.

Senses

stereotyp is used for these senses in English:

  • stereotype A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
  • stereotypical Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
  • stock Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.

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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