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metastereotype

metastereotype noun: a person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.

Noun

metastereotype (plural metastereotypes)

  1. A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
    • Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998).2020, Joel T. Nadler, Elora C. Voyles, Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, page 306

Forms of metastereotype

pluralmetastereotypes

Origin of metastereotype

From meta- + stereotype.

Questions about metastereotype

What does metastereotype mean?
Metastereotype means a person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
What part of speech is metastereotype?
Metastereotype is a noun.
What is the plural of metastereotype?
The plural of metastereotype is metastereotypes.

Words near metastereotype in the dictionary

  1. metastatogenic
  2. metastectomy
  3. metastegostom
  4. metastep
  5. metasteps
  6. metastereotype
  7. metastereotypes
  8. metasterna
  9. metasternal
  10. metasternum
  11. metastibnite

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