Key Vocabulary - Stereotypes

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Key Vocabulary

1. stereotype [ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪp; ˈstɪər-] n – a fixed general image or set of


characteristics representing a particular type of person or thing, but which may not be true
in reality.
e.g.: It’s important to challenge these stereotypes.
2. prejudice [predʒʊdɪs] n – an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of
people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
e.g.: There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45.
3. bias [ˈbaɪəs] n – a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to
favour that person or thing.
e.g.: Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system.
4. bigotry [bɪgətri] – the possession or expression of strong, unreasonable
prejudices or opinions. Synonyms: intolerance, discrimination, racism, prejudice.
e.g.: He preached intolerance, bigotry and hatred.
5. intolerance [ɪntɒlərəns] – unwillingness to let other people act in a different way
or hold different opinions from you.
e.g.: He had decided to devote his life to fighting religious and racial intolerance.
6. discrimination [dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən] – the practice of treating one person or group
of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
e.g.: Any proven instance of unfair age discrimination is clearly one too many.
7. misconception [mɪskənˈsɛpʃən] – a false or mistaken view, opinion, or attitude.
e.g.: What's the biggest misconception about Ukrainians?
8. hate speech – public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards
a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation (=
the fact of being gay, etc.).
e.g. Citing a law prohibiting hate speech against a minority, a district court
sentenced him to a month in prison.
9. to label – to describe someone or something using a particular word or phrase,
often unfairly.
e.g.: She doesn't like being labelled as a "woman director", saying she’s just a
director who happens to be a woman.
10. to oversimplify [ˌəʊ.vəˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ] – to describe or explain something in such a
simple way that it is no longer correct or true.
e.g.: The TV documentary grossly oversimplified the problem.
11. partisan [ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn] [ˈpɑː.tɪ.zæn] adj – strongly supporting a person,
principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully.
n. someone who supports a person, principle, or political party.
e.g.: The audience was very partisan, and refused to listen to her speech.
12. one-sidedness [ˌwʌnˈsaɪ.dɪd.nəs] – a situation in which only one opinion in an
argument is considered, in a way that is unfair.
e.g.: She made a point about the one-sidedness of some television programmes.
13. jaundiced [ˈdʒɔːn.dɪst] adj – judging everything as bad because bad things have
happened to you in the past.
e.g.: I’m afraid I look on all travel companies’ claims with a jaundiced eye, having
been disappointed by them so often in the past.
14. distorted [dɪˈstɔː.tɪd] adj – false or wrong.
e.g.: This report gives a somewhat distorted impression of what actually happened.

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