Typecast — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cast repeatedly in the same kind of role

identify as belonging to a certain type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪpkæst/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪpkast/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪpkast/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪpkæst/.

Examples

Such people can practically be typed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

type

Parts of Speech

verb	cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
verb	identify as belonging to a certain type “Such people can practically be typed”

Word Forms

type

noun

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Typisierung

wiederholt in der gleichen Rolle besetzt werden

🇫🇷French

transtypage

joué à plusieurs reprises dans le même genre de rôle

🇪🇸Spanish

encasillar

elegido repetidamente para el mismo tipo de papel

🇳🇱Dutch

getypeerd

herhaaldelijk in dezelfde soort rol gecast

🇵🇹Portuguese

tipográfico

escalado repetidamente no mesmo tipo de papel

🇷🇺Russian

типизация

неоднократно сниматься в одной и той же роли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टाइपकास्ट

एक ही प्रकार की भूमिका में बार-बार ढलना

🇧🇩Bengali

টাইপকাস্ট

একই ধরনের চরিত্রে বারবার কাস্ট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தட்டச்சு

ஒரே மாதிரியான பாத்திரத்தில் திரும்பத் திரும்ப நடித்தார்

🇮🇳Telugu

టైప్కాస్ట్

ఒకే రకమైన పాత్రలో పదే పదే నటించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

टाइपकास्ट

एकाच प्रकारच्या भूमिकेत वारंवार कास्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાઇપકાસ્ટ

એક જ પ્રકારની ભૂમિકામાં વારંવાર કાસ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೈಪ್ಕಾಸ್ಟ್

ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടൈപ്പ്കാസ്റ്റ്

ഒരേ തരത്തിലുള്ള വേഷത്തിൽ ആവർത്തിച്ച് അഭിനയിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਈਪਕਾਸਟ

ਇੱਕੋ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਕਾਸਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹائپ کاسٹ

ایک ہی قسم کے کردار میں بار بار کاسٹ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

类型转换

反复扮演同一种角色

🇯🇵Japanese

タイプキャスト

同じ種類の役に繰り返し出演する

🇰🇷Korean

타입캐스트

같은 역할을 반복적으로 캐스팅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiểu chữ

được chọn nhiều lần vào cùng một loại vai

🇹🇭Thai

พิมพ์ดีด

ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าในบทบาทประเภทเดียวกัน

🇲🇾Malay

taip

dilakonkan berulang kali dalam jenis peranan yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلبيس

يلقي مرارا وتكرارا في نفس النوع من الدور

🇮🇷Persian

تایپ کست

بارها و بارها در نقش یکسانی بازی کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

tipik yayın

aynı tür rolde tekrar tekrar rol almak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹמֶר מוּדפַּס

לוהק שוב ושוב באותו סוג של תפקיד

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