stereotype

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstɛrɪə(ʊ)tʌɪp, ˈstɪərɪə(ʊ)-/

noun

  • 1a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: the stereotype of the woman as the carer sexual and racial stereotypes
  • a person or thing that conforms to such an image: don’t treat anyone as a stereotype
  • 2a relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate.

verb

[with object]
  • view or represent as a stereotype: the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland

Derivatives

stereotypic

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɪpɪk/
adjective

stereotypical

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/
adjective

stereotypically

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɪpɪk(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

late 18th century: from French stéréotype (adjective)