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stereotype

2 verb
     
stereotype2 [transitive usually passive]
to decide unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class
stereotype somebody as something
Homeless people are stereotyped as alcoholics or addicts.
—stereotyping noun [uncountable]
—stereotyped adjective
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