# stereotyping

Pronunciation: US say "STER-ee-uh-typ-ing" /ˈstɛɹ.i.əˌtaɪp.ɪŋ/; UK say "STE-ree-uh-typ-ing" /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of reducing a person, group, or thing to a fixed, oversimplified image taken to stand for a whole category.
   - Simple: The act of treating everyone in a group as if they are all the same.
   - _Constant stereotyping in advertisements shaped how the public viewed the profession._
   - _Researchers found that stereotyping often happens automatically, before any conscious thought._

## Verb

2. Present participle of stereotype. — present participle and gerund of stereotype
   - Simple: Present participle of stereotype. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _Critics accused the film of stereotyping immigrants as criminals._
   - _By stereotyping every teenager as lazy, the article lost credibility._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stereotyping (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).