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counterstereotypical

counterstereotypical adjective: not in accordance with a stereotype.

Adjective

counterstereotypical (comparative more counterstereotypical, superlative most counterstereotypical)

  1. Not in accordance with a stereotype
    • “All this exposure to this very counterstereotypical African-American has actually changed — at least temporarily — what is on the tip of the tongue,” said E. Ashby Plant[…]2009 January 15, Sarah Kershaw, “Talk About Race? Relax, It’s O.K.”, in New York Times

Forms of counterstereotypical

comparativemore counterstereotypical
superlativemost counterstereotypical
alternative formcounter-stereotypical

Origin of counterstereotypical

From counter- + stereotypical.

Questions about counterstereotypical

What does counterstereotypical mean?
Counterstereotypical means not in accordance with a stereotype.
What part of speech is counterstereotypical?
Counterstereotypical is an adjective.

Words near counterstereotypical in the dictionary

  1. countersteps
  2. counterstereotype
  3. counterstereotyped
  4. counterstereotypes
  5. counterstereotypic
  6. counterstereotypical
  7. counterstereotypically
  8. counterstereotyping
  9. counterstimulate
  10. counterstimulated
  11. counterstimulates

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