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Stereotype vs Misconception - What's the difference?

stereotype | misconception |

As nouns the difference between stereotype and misconception

is that stereotype is a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or while misconception is a mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

As a verb stereotype

is to make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.

stereotype

English

(wikipedia stereotype)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  • (printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
  • (psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  • (UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language

    • Verb

    (stereotyp)
  • To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
  • To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.
    • to stereotype the Bible
  • To print from a stereotype.
  • (figurative) To make firm or permanent; to fix.
  • * Duke of Argyll (1887)
    • Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions.

    See also

    * stereotypic * stereotypical ----

    misconception

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a mistaken belief, a wrong idea
    • There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.
    You're obviously under the misconception that I care about your problems.
    He thought that a misconception meant becoming pregnant with a girl.