siege mentality

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++siege mentality → siege mentality at siege(3) the feeling among a group of people that they are surrounded by enemies and must do everything they can to protect themselves

siege mentality

BrE

/ˈsiːdʒ mentæləti/

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NAmE

/ˈsiːdʒ mentæləti/

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noun

[singular

, uncountable]

a feeling that you are surrounded by enemies and must protect yourself 受围心态（感觉周围都是敌人因而必须自卫）