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siege mentality
noun
- a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
siege mentality
noun
- a state of mind in which a person believes that he or she is being constantly oppressed or attacked
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Word History and Origins
Origin of siege mentality1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
When a community is in the grips of a siege mentality, that sort of lockstep friendship may seem appealing.
From The Daily Beast
But the prison siege mentality Voss describes is exacerbated by an absence of strong calming leadership in the congressional GOP.
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The question of political loyalty is often pitched at a presumed siege mentality.
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