stereotype
pronunciation
How to pronounce stereotype in British English:
UK [ˈsteriətaɪp]
How to pronounce stereotype in American English:
US [ˈsteriətaɪp]
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- Noun:
- a conventional or formulaic conception or image
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- Verb:
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
Word Origin
- stereotype (n.)
- 1798, "method of printing from a plate," from French stéréotype (adj.) "printed by means of a solid plate of type," from Greek stereos "solid" (see stereo-) + French type "type" (see type (n.)). Meaning "a stereotype plate" is from 1817. Meaning "image perpetuated without change" is first recorded 1850, from the verb in this sense. Meaning "preconceived and oversimplified notion of characteristics typical of a person or group" is recorded from 1922.
- stereotype (v.)
- 1804, "to cast a stereotype plate," from stereotype (n.). From 1819 in the figurative sense "fix firmly or unchangeably." By 1953 as "assign preconceived and oversimplified notion of characteristics typical of a person or group." Related: Stereotyped; stereotyping.
Example
- 1. The new swedish model is quite different from the leftist stereotype .
- 2. But is this finding just a gender stereotype ?
- 3. All cultures have their own stereotype of the stupid , bumbling foreigner .
- 4. Blowing aside political correctness , these five hilarious comics masterfully break down every imaginable stereotype .
- 5. Defying the narcissism stereotype , community service among young people has exploded .