- bunker mentality
- noun Date: 1976 a state of mind especially among members of a group that is characterized by chauvinistic defensiveness and self-righteous intolerance of criticism
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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bunker mentality — n. an attitude or state of mind characterized by extreme suspiciousness and defensiveness and by a feeling of being under attack by a hostile opposition while being confined as if in a fortified bunker * * * … Universalium
bunker mentality — n. an attitude or state of mind characterized by extreme suspiciousness and defensiveness and by a feeling of being under attack by a hostile opposition while being confined as if in a fortified bunker … English World dictionary
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bunker mentality — /ˈbʌŋkə mɛntæləti/ (say bungkuh mentaluhtee) noun a frame of mind in which one sees other people as presenting a constant threat to one s plans, authority, etc., leading to unduly defensive behaviour. {bunker (def. 3) + mentality (def. 2) …
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bunkermentality — bunker mentality n. An attitude of extreme defensiveness and self justification based on an often exaggerated sense of being under persistent attack from others. * * * … Universalium
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