counterstereotypical

adjective

Not in accordance with a stereotype

OriginEnglish stereotypical ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

adjectivecounterstereotypical (comparative more counterstereotypical, superlative most counterstereotypical)

comparative more counterstereotypical · superlative most counterstereotypical · alternative counter-stereotypical

  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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishstereotypical
  13. Englishcounterstereotypical

From counter- + stereotypical.

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APA

counterstereotypical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotypical

MLA

“counterstereotypical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotypical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstereotypical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstereotypical.

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