siege mentalitynoun [ S ]
uk/ˈsiːdʒ menˌtæl.ə.ti/us/ˈsiːdʒ menˌtæl.ə.t̬i/disapprovinga feeling that makes you frightened of people around you, and causes you not to trust them:
Years of international isolation has led the country to develop a siege mentality.
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