inverted snobbery

noun

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.”

Similar
inverse snobbery
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Meanings

nouninverted snobbery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

    Synonyms: inverse snobbery

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
inverse snobbery
Also see
inverse snobbery
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inverted snobbery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20snobbery

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“inverted snobbery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20snobbery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inverted snobbery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20snobbery.

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