BUNKER MENTALITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks

Example:

after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("bunker mentality" is a kind of...):

defensiveness (excessive sensitivity to criticism)

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