Stereotyping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making something into a stereotype. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stereotype form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"As the great Shirley Chisholm once said, “The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begin when the doctor says, ‘It’s a girl.’” And that has consequences for all of us, whether we’re men or women, black, white, gay, straight, transgender or otherwise."

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