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stereotype threat

stereotype threat noun: a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.

Noun

stereotype threat

  1. A situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.

Questions about stereotype threat

What does stereotype threat mean?
Stereotype threat means a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.
What part of speech is stereotype threat?
Stereotype threat is a noun.

Words near stereotype threat in the dictionary

  1. stereotropism
  2. stereotypable
  3. stereotype
  4. stereotype tax
  5. stereotype taxes
  6. stereotype threat
  7. stereotyped
  8. stereotyper
  9. stereotypers
  10. stereotypes
  11. stereotypic

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