ster·e·o·type
ster·e·o·type/ˈsterēəˌtīp/
noun
- a 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"synonyms: standard/conventional image, received idea, cliché, hackneyed idea, formula
- a relief printing plate cast in a mold made from composed type or an original plate.
verb
view or represent as a stereotype.
"the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland"
synonyms: typecast, pigeonhole, conventionalize, standardize, categorize, compartmentalize, label, tag, stock, conventional, stereotypical, conventionalized, standardized, standard, formulaic, predictable, hackneyed, clichéd, cliché-ridden, banal, trite, platitudinous, unoriginal, derivative, overused, overworked, well worn, stale, tired, corny, old hat, hacky
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