counterstereotype

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ stereotype

Noun

counterstereotype (plural counterstereotypes)

1. A person or thing acting in opposition to a stereotype.
   • 2015 June 18, A. O. Scott, “Review: ‘Dope,’ a Teenage Comedy, Plays With Stereotypes”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: contraestereotipo m

Verb

counterstereotype (third-person singular simple present counterstereotypes, present participle counterstereotyping, simple past and past participle counterstereotyped)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To act or treat in opposition to a stereotype.