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stereo·typ·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, unimaginativeadjective
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
"stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"
Wiktionary
stereotypicaladjective
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
stereotypicaladjective
banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse
Wikipedia
stereotypical
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example, an expectation about the group's personality, preferences, appearance or ability. Stereotypes are sometimes overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information, but can sometimes be accurate.While such generalizations about groups of people may be useful when making quick decisions, they may be erroneous when applied to particular individuals and are among the reasons for prejudicial attitudes.
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stereotypical
Stereotypical refers to simplistic, fixed, and generalized ideas or perceptions that people hold about specific individuals, groups, cultures or societies, often without personal knowledge or experience. These assumptions are often based on biases, misconceptions or prejudices, which can reinforce harmful stereotypes.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stereotypical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stereotypical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of stereotypical in a Sentence
We thought the effect might be dampened with the groups actual media exposure prior to watching the program. Typically Muslims and Arabs are shown on television as more violent and aggressive and are shown in more stereotypical ways like as terrorists.
Mainstream media is portraying girls at younger ages who are mimicking the worst of obnoxious, stereotypical girl behavior ... rolling eyes, moving the hips around, being catty, so what girls are getting is that by 8 or 9, this is sort of a 'normal' way to act.
There's still that general sentiment that this type of rapper, a gay, male rapper, isn't representative of masculinity, what Lil Nas X is doing by upping the ante is no different than what we see a stereotypical, heterosexual rapper do by upping the ante in Lil Nas X lyrics.
We were supposed to be Apache, but it was really stereotypical and we did not look Apache at all. We looked more like Comanche.
In 2016, President Trump brought out a lot of voters in the Eastern part of the state that previously voted for Barack Obama, or didn't vote, because he wasn't a stereotypical Republican.
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