French word

stéréotyper

Pronunciation

IPA/steʁeɔtipe/

Meaning

  • verbstereotype

Example

Tu ne dois pas stéréotyper les gens.

You must not stereotype people.

Illustration for stéréotyper (stereotype)

More examples

Les médias peuvent stéréotyper un groupe.

The media can stereotype a group.

Core concept

One rigid template pressed over every member of a group, erasing individual differences.

Common phrases

  • stéréotyper quelqu'un

    stereotype someone

  • stéréotyper un groupe

    stereotype a group

Similar words

généraliser: To regard a whole group as typical based on only a few examples.
étiqueter: To put a person or thing into a category using a simple label.
juger: To decide whether someone is good or bad by observing their actions or words.
stigmatiser: To condemn a person or group as socially bad and expose them to discrimination.

Definition in French

Attribuer à une personne ou à un groupe des traits fixes et simplifiés sans tenir compte des différences individuelles.

Word origin

French formed stéréotyper from stéréotype with the verb-forming ending -er; stéréotype entered French as a printing term from Greek stereos, 'solid', and typos, 'impression'.

Usage tips

  • Stéréotyper normally takes a direct object, so the person or group follows it without a preposition, as in stéréotyper quelqu'un.

Other meanings

  • pigeonholeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • stéréotypestereotypenoun
  • stéréotypéstereotypedadjective
  • stéréotypagestereotypingnoun

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