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trench mentality

trench mentality noun: an attitude towards differences of opinion, where oppositional stand-off or conflict is preferred over debate and compromise.

Noun

trench mentality (plural trench mentalities)

  1. an attitude towards differences of opinion, where oppositional stand-off or conflict is preferred over debate and compromise.

Forms of trench mentality

pluraltrench mentalities

Origin of trench mentality

From the use of trench warfare in the first great war.

Questions about trench mentality

What does trench mentality mean?
Trench mentality means an attitude towards differences of opinion, where oppositional stand-off or conflict is preferred over debate and compromise.
What part of speech is trench mentality?
Trench mentality is a noun.
What is the plural of trench mentality?
The plural of trench mentality is trench mentalities.

Words near trench mentality in the dictionary

  1. trench fevers
  2. trench foot
  3. trench knife
  4. trench knives
  5. trench mentalities
  6. trench mentality
  7. trench mortar
  8. trench mortars
  9. trench mouth
  10. trench plate
  11. trench plates

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