pigeonholing

verb

  1. 1

    To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.

    Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek.
  2. 2

    To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).

noun

  1. 1

    The classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason

Translate “pigeonholing” to another language

Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.