siege mentality

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siege mentality noun

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.

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victimism victicrat nosism victimry ressentiment victimist professional victim survivor guilt victocrat vindictive protectiveness stereotype threat social envy victimship enemy image survivor syndrome misomania

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