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tall poppy syndrome

noun

Etymology

From tall poppy + syndrome.

  1. derived from συνδρομή — “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”
  2. learned borrowing from syndrome

Definitions

  1. The tendency to disparage conspicuously successful people.

    • One of Australia′s healthiest national traits is the Tall Poppy Syndrome, which involves taking a sceptical view of people who are rich, powerful or successful, and cutting them down to size when they appear pretentious.
    • Interestingly, the media in the United States are least prone to the tall poppy syndrome, which is one of the many things I admire about America.
    • For Allan Scott, one of the ironies of owning a media outlet or being a business success is he becomes a target for other media, a potential victim of the tall poppy syndrome.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA