stereotype (stereotypes plural & 3rd person present) (stereotyping present participle) (stereotyped past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.
Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.
2 verb If someone is stereotyped as something, people form a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is assumed that they will behave in a particular way.
He was stereotyped by some as a rebel... be V-ed as n