siege mentality

siege men·tal·i·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seej men-tal-i-tee]
- /sidʒ mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seej men-tal-i-tee]
- /sidʒ mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of siege mentality words

noun siege mentality a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated. 1
singular noun siege mentality If a group of people have a siege mentality, they think that other people are constantly trying to harm or defeat them, and so they care only about protecting themselves. 0
noun siege mentality a state of mind in which a person believes that he or she is being constantly oppressed or attacked 0
noun siege mentality an attitude or state of mind in which one feels surrounded or under attack by enemies, opposition, etc. 0

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Origin of siege mentality

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Siege mentality

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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siege mentality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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