stereotype

ster-e-o-type · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A widely held but oversimplified idea about a group.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing conforming to such an idea.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To view according to a stereotype.

Forms

plural: stereotypes

Related words

See also: bias, generalization, prejudice
Synonyms: cliché, generalization

Etymology

From French stéréotype, from Greek stereos ("solid") + typos ("impression"). Originally a printing term.