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siege mentality

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
siege -men-tal-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

siege mentalities (plural)

Phrases

trench mentality

Frequently Paired Words

trench mentality

Questions

What does siege mentality mean?
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.
Where does siege mentality come from?
From siege + mentality, from the experience of military defenses of real sieges.

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