"siege mentality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siege mentalities [plural]
Etymology: siege + mentality, from the experience of military defenses of real sieges. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|siege|mentality}} siege + mentality Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} siege mentality (countable and uncountable, plural siege mentalities)
  1. A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world. Wikipedia link: siege mentality Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: trench mentality Translations (collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness): frontmentaliteit [feminine] (Dutch), belegeringsmentaliteit [feminine] (Dutch), Wagenburgmentalität [feminine] (German), syndrom oblężonej twierdzy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-siege_mentality-en-noun-nwts4xS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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