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Definition of tall poppy syndrome in English: tall poppy syndromenoun mass nounAustralian, NZ informal A perceived tendency to discredit or disparage those who have achieved notable wealth or prominence in public life. 〈非正式，主澳〉仇富综合征（诽谤、蔑视在公众生活中获得巨额财富或显赫地位的人的倾向） Example sentencesExamples - They're the people who've been evicted, and in a way it's kind of the tall poppy syndrome of Australia tearing people down, bringing them down to your own level.
- There is a cultural tendency I have found as well, whether it is the tall poppy syndrome but nonetheless a element of putting down people, their ambitions and their achievements.
- I think in Australia we have something that we all are aware of and that's the tall poppy syndrome.
- Apply what the Australians call the tall poppy syndrome.
- There is also something of the tall poppy syndrome in there - that peculiarly Scottish trait that says to be proud of what you have done is in some way wrong.
- I mean, everybody knows the tall poppy syndrome but it tends to be in your own backyard.
- Also Tom Lyon, Allen Sparks, Jeff Huey, and Billo sent me donations recently and Tom sent a picture that reminded me of Australia's tall poppy syndrome.
- And I think it's condescending of personalities like Nikki Webster to say that the only reason people don't like them is because of tall poppy syndrome.
- The publicity helped her first album but as I predicted, as tall poppy syndrome is still prominent in this country, she became too big and her second album, which I believe is better than the first, has suffered.
- She's quite smart and may in fact go far in the game as the ‘stronger’ players fall victim to the tall poppy syndrome.
- Australia's tall poppy syndrome refers to a tendency for Australians to downplay achievement to the extent of being disdainful of such people, and so to cut them down to size.
- If anyone's setting herself up for becoming the next victim of tall poppy syndrome, it must be Jana.
- I think it might be the tall poppy syndrome, but I also think people have their own tastes and develop a real hatred for what they don't like and tear it to pieces.
- Ryan attributes the criticism to a sort of tall poppy syndrome.
- The resulting backlash will be dismissed as so much tall poppy syndrome.
- Yes, tall poppy syndrome can be bad, but it sure does come in handy sometimes!
- That's either more conservative vitriol or a global tall poppy syndrome.
- Maybe she's a bit too confident, and it's tall poppy syndrome.
Definition of tall poppy syndrome in US English: tall poppy syndromenountɔl ˈpɑpi ˈsɪnˌdroʊm Australian, NZ informal A perceived tendency to discredit or disparage those who have achieved notable wealth or prominence in public life. 〈非正式，主澳〉仇富综合征（诽谤、蔑视在公众生活中获得巨额财富或显赫地位的人的倾向） Example sentencesExamples - Yes, tall poppy syndrome can be bad, but it sure does come in handy sometimes!
- There is also something of the tall poppy syndrome in there - that peculiarly Scottish trait that says to be proud of what you have done is in some way wrong.
- Ryan attributes the criticism to a sort of tall poppy syndrome.
- Also Tom Lyon, Allen Sparks, Jeff Huey, and Billo sent me donations recently and Tom sent a picture that reminded me of Australia's tall poppy syndrome.
- Apply what the Australians call the tall poppy syndrome.
- I think in Australia we have something that we all are aware of and that's the tall poppy syndrome.
- I mean, everybody knows the tall poppy syndrome but it tends to be in your own backyard.
- She's quite smart and may in fact go far in the game as the ‘stronger’ players fall victim to the tall poppy syndrome.
- Maybe she's a bit too confident, and it's tall poppy syndrome.
- Australia's tall poppy syndrome refers to a tendency for Australians to downplay achievement to the extent of being disdainful of such people, and so to cut them down to size.
- That's either more conservative vitriol or a global tall poppy syndrome.
- They're the people who've been evicted, and in a way it's kind of the tall poppy syndrome of Australia tearing people down, bringing them down to your own level.
- And I think it's condescending of personalities like Nikki Webster to say that the only reason people don't like them is because of tall poppy syndrome.
- The publicity helped her first album but as I predicted, as tall poppy syndrome is still prominent in this country, she became too big and her second album, which I believe is better than the first, has suffered.
- I think it might be the tall poppy syndrome, but I also think people have their own tastes and develop a real hatred for what they don't like and tear it to pieces.
- The resulting backlash will be dismissed as so much tall poppy syndrome.
- If anyone's setting herself up for becoming the next victim of tall poppy syndrome, it must be Jana.
- There is a cultural tendency I have found as well, whether it is the tall poppy syndrome but nonetheless a element of putting down people, their ambitions and their achievements.
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