pigeonholing

• Sustantivo que designa la acción o el sistema de clasificar a personas o cosas en categorías rígidas, a menudo excesivamente simplificadas o estereotipadas, sin tener en cuenta sus matices o individualidad.

A noun referring to the act or system of classifying people or things into rigid, often oversimplified categories or groups.

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1. Classification systemB2formal

   A method or system for organizing items, ideas, or people into specific categories or groups.

   Clasificación en categorías

   • The library uses a pigeonholing system to sort books by genre.
   • Pigeonholing employees by their job titles can limit their potential.
   • The new software automates the pigeonholing of customer feedback.

• Verbo que significa clasificar o etiquetar a alguien o algo de manera rígida o simplista, a menudo de forma injusta, encasillándolo en una categoría fija; también puede referirse a dejar algo a un lado o marginarlo.

A verb used to indicate the act of categorizing or classifying someone or something in a restrictive or oversimplified manner, often unfairly.

1. Place into a small compartmentB2formal

   To put something into a small, specific space or category, often for storage or organization.

   Colocar en un compartimento pequeño

   • She pigeonholed the documents into the filing cabinet.
   • He pigeonholed the letters by date in the drawer.
   • The librarian pigeonholed the returned books on the shelf.

   Sinónimosassigncategorizeclassifycompartmentalizedesignatefilegrouplabelslotsort

2. Classify according to a mental stereotypeB2informal

   To treat or categorize someone or something based on a fixed, oversimplified idea or stereotype.

   encasillar

   • Don't pigeonhole him as just a scientist; he's also a talented musician.
   • The media often pigeonholes celebrities into specific roles.
   • She felt pigeonholed by her colleagues because of her accent.

   Sinónimosbrandcategorizeclassifycompartmentalizelabelslotstereotypetypecast