stereotype

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɛriətaɪp/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɛriəˌtaɪp, ˈstɪr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ster′ē ə tīp′, stēr′-)


Inflections of 'stereotype' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stereotypes
v 3rd person singular
stereotyping
v pres p
stereotyped
v past
stereotyped
v past p

Collocations for "stereotype"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stereotype" in context.

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stereotype

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [sexual, racial, national, cultural] stereotypes
  2. a [misguided, widely held, common, damaging] stereotype
  3. [children's, society's] stereotype of
  4. a stereotype of [women, men, Brits, Americans]
  5. a stereotype of [women] [in, who, with]
  6. [defy, overcome, ignore, reinforce, brush aside] the stereotype
  7. [considered, cast as, viewed as] a stereotype
  8. fits the (cultural) stereotype (of)
  9. is [just, only, simply] a stereotype
  10. doesn't fit the stereotype
v
  1. (shouldn't) stereotype [people, characters, Americans]
  2. (are) stereotyped as [lazy, hardworking, clumsy, polite]
  3. has been [unfairly, unjustly, wrongly] stereotyped
  4. is [often, frequently] stereotyped as
  5. stereotyped [due to, because of, since]
'stereotype' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American - buy - reinforce

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