pigeonholing
/ˈpɪdʒənˌhoʊlɪŋ/
noun
- The act of unfairly categorizing or labeling someone or something in a narrow, oversimplified way.
- The manager's pigeonholing of employees into rigid roles hurt team creativity.
- She refused to accept the pigeonholing of her art as just 'children's illustrations.'
- Pigeonholing students by their test scores ignores their unique talents.
verb
- To unfairly categorize or label someone or something in a narrow, oversimplified way.
- Teachers should avoid pigeonholing students based on first impressions.
- The media tends to pigeonhole celebrities into one type of role.
- Don't pigeonhole me as just a science person; I love poetry too.