stereotype

nounB1 · Intermediate

Simple fixed idea about a group of people.

Meaning of «stereotype»

noun

simple fixed idea about a group of people

That show relies on an old stereotype about teachers.

Translation

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«stereotype» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a too simple idea

stereotypea fixed simple idea about a type of personIt is a stereotype that all teenagers are lazy.

clichean idea or phrase used so much that it feels emptyThat sad ending is a cliche in many films.

generalizationa broad statement based on only a few casesSaying all dogs bite is a generalization.

Word family

stereotype B1 · nounstereotypical C1 · adjectivestereotyped B2 · adjective

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