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inverted snobbery

inverted snobbery noun: a form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth).

Noun

inverted snobbery (uncountable)

  1. A form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth).
    • His dislike of the residents of the wealthier neighbourhood was simply inverted snobbery.

Questions about inverted snobbery

What does inverted snobbery mean?
Inverted snobbery means a form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth).
What part of speech is inverted snobbery?
Inverted snobbery is a noun.

Words near inverted snobbery in the dictionary

  1. inverted question mark
  2. inverted question marks
  3. inverted river delta
  4. inverted river deltas
  5. inverted row
  6. inverted snobbery
  7. inverted sugar
  8. inverted totalitarianism
  9. invertedly
  10. invertedness
  11. invertend

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