{
    "term": "stereotype",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offence",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**cultural/gender/racial stereotypes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He doesn't conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not all areas of the country fit the stereotypes of the poor north and the rich south."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a writer who challenges sexual stereotypes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "common stereotypes about the French"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the media stereotype of the farmer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the stereotype of women as passive victims"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["common", "popular", "traditional"],
                "verb + stereotype": ["hold", "create", "produce"],
                "preposition": ["stereotype about", "stereotype of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteriətaɪp/",
                "audio": "st/stereotype/stereotype__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteriətaɪp/",
                "audio": "st/stereotype/stereotype__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from French stéréotype (adjective)."
}