stereotype
CEFR: B2
A widely held, oversimplified, rigid, and generalized belief, image, or preconception about a specific cultural, racial, or social group.
Synonyms
- generalisation
- cliché
- archetype
Common Collocations
- cultural stereotype
- challenge stereotypes
- negative stereotype
Example Sentence
Cultural education programmes challenge colonial stereotypes by teaching the complex sacred history of indigenous Polynesian art.