stereotypical
adjective
portraying a simplified and standardized conception or image, often one that is construed as derogatory.
stereotypic
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a variation of
stereotypical.
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a word derived from
stereotype.
stereotypenouna simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Zwiebel said, “These are stereotypic programed behaviors that have evolved because they work.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
She said fostering intergroup friendships and reducing stereotypic expectations about others helps children feel like they belong, reduces the achievement gap by motivating children to go to school and lowers stress.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2021
“We could practice adding friction to our own lives,” Eberhardt says, “by interrogating ourselves and slowing ourselves down … just being aware when we’re beginning to make stereotypic associations.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 26, 2020
What the diagnostic manual portrays as stereotyped or repetitive behaviors, restricted interests and sensory sensitivities, Sukhareva explained as “talking in stereotypic ways,” with “strong interests pursued exclusively” and sensitivities to specific noises or smells.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2018
Most persons are acquainted with DIDOT'S stereotypic editions of the classics, &c. which are sold here for 15 sous per copy.
From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.
