different between overuse vs stereotypical

English

Etymology

Over- +? use

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /???v??ju?z/
  • (US): enPR: ?'v?rjo?oz, IPA^(key): /?o?v??ju?z/
• (noun)
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /???v??ju?s/
  • (US): enPR: ?'v?rjo?os, IPA^(key): /?o?v??ju?s/

Verb

overuse (third-person singular simple present overuses, present participle overusing, simple past and past participle overused)

1. (transitive) To use too much of.

Translations

Noun

overuse (uncountable)

1. excessive use

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Anagrams

• oeuvres, œuvres

English

Etymology

From stereotype +? -ical, derived from French stéréotype.

Adjective

stereotypical (comparative more stereotypical, superlative most stereotypical)

1. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
2. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.

3. Relating to stereotypy.
   • 2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics (page 383)

     Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.

Derived terms

• stereotypically

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See also

• prototypical