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siege mentality

siege mentality noun: 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.

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.

Forms of siege mentality

pluralsiege mentalities

Origin of siege mentality

From siege + mentality, from the experience of military defenses of real sieges.

Questions about siege mentality

What does siege mentality mean?
Siege mentality means 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.
What part of speech is siege mentality?
Siege mentality is a noun.
What is the plural of siege mentality?
The plural of siege mentality is siege mentalities.

Words near siege mentality in the dictionary

  1. siege engine
  2. siege engines
  3. siege house
  4. siege houses
  5. siege mentalities
  6. siege mentality
  7. Siege Perilous
  8. siege piece
  9. siege pieces
  10. siege tower
  11. siege towers

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