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Lima syndrome

Lima syndrome noun: a condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.

Noun

Lima syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.

Origin of Lima syndrome

After a 1996 abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru, where the abductors released the hostages within a few hours.

Questions about Lima syndrome

What does Lima syndrome mean?
Lima syndrome means a condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.
What part of speech is Lima syndrome?
Lima syndrome is a noun.

Words near Lima syndrome in the dictionary

  1. lima
  2. lima bean
  3. lima beans
  4. Lima East
  5. Lima South
  6. Lima syndrome
  7. Lima wood
  8. limace
  9. limaceous
  10. limaces
  11. Limache

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