counterstereotype

noun

A person or thing acting in opposition to a stereotype.

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Meanings

nouncounterstereotype (plural counterstereotypes)

plural counterstereotypes

  1. A person or thing acting in opposition to a stereotype.

    He and his two best friends, Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) and Jib (Tony Revolori), are defiant counterstereotypes.

    2015 June 18, A. O. Scott, “Review: ‘Dope,’ a Teenage Comedy, Plays With Stereotypes”, in New York Times
verbcounterstereotype (third-person singular simple present counterstereotypes, present participle counterstereotyping, simple past and past participle counterstereotyped)

present singular third person counterstereotypes · participle present counterstereotyping · participle past counterstereotyped · past counterstereotyped

  1. ambitransitiveTo act or treat in opposition to a stereotype.

Origin

From counter- + stereotype.

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Translations

Spanish contraestereotipo
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Cite this entry
APA

counterstereotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotype

MLA

“counterstereotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstereotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotype.

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