Dictionary & Thesaurus

1.

(noun) a conventional or formulaic conception or image: "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"

Related Words: internal representation, mental representation, representation

2.

(verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

Synonyms: pigeonhole, stamp

Related Words: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out