Siege mentality

Siege mentality

A siege mentality is a shared feeling of helplessness, victimization and defensiveness. Although the term evolved from real sieges, today it refers to persecution feelings by anyone in the minority, or of a group that views itself as a threatened minority. [] This is also very commonly used in the field of sports, where coaches or managers often create a siege mentality in their players by highlighting an environment of hostility from outside the club (whether or not the hostility is real or exaggerated doesn't matter).

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  • siege mentality — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms siege mentality : singular siege mentality plural siege mentalities the belief among a group of people that everyone else is in opposition to them and they must protect themselves …   English dictionary

  • siege mentality — N SING: also no det 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. The commission said police officers had a siege… …   English dictionary

  • siege mentality — siege men,tality noun count the belief among a group of people that everyone else is in opposition to them and they must protect themselves …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • siege mentality — siege′ mental ity n. cvb a state of mind in which one feels attacked …   From formal English to slang

  • siege mentality — noun Date: 1953 a defensive or overly fearful attitude …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • siege mentality — noun a defensive or paranoid attitude based on the belief that others are hostile towards one …   English new terms dictionary

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