stereotype

• "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

Synonyms

• pigeonholeplace into a small compartment ; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; a specific (often simplistic) category ; a small compartment
• stampwalk heavily; to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; reveal clearly as having a certain character; affix a stamp to; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; crush or grind with a heavy instrument; raise in a relief; the distinctive form in which a thing is made; a type or class; a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid ; something that can be used as an official medium of payment ; a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid ; machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores ; a block or die used to imprint a mark or design ; a device incised to make an impression

• "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"