siege mentality

== English == === Etymology === From siege +‎ mentality, from the experience of military defenses of real sieges. === Noun === siege mentality (countable and uncountable, plural siege mentalities) 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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === trench mentality