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Pigeonholing

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

📖 Definitions of "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

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