tall poppy syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtɔːl ˈpɒp.i ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˌtɑːl ˈpɑː.pi ˌsɪn.droʊm/informalUK the fact that people do not like and often criticize other people who are successful
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- nagging
- pick holes in sth idiom
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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