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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. human sciencesA situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.
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stereotype threat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereotype%20threat

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“stereotype threat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereotype%20threat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereotype threat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereotype%20threat.

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