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Stereotyped Stereotype People Fixed General Image Lot Noun

word stereotype
definition
noun
A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.
There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.
Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.
verb
If someone is stereotyped as something, people form a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is assumed that they will behave in a particular way .
He was stereotyped by some as a rebel.
I get very worked up about the way women are stereotyped in a lot of mainstream films.
You are likely to find many people who have stereotyped ideas about women.
inflections stereotypesstereotypingstereotyped
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