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What is the defintion of this phrase?

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What is the definition of this phrase?:

"we/they siege mentality?"

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  1. From the Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online database)

    siege mentality, a defensive or paranoid attitude of mind based on an assumption of hostility in others.

    two examples of early usage...

    1969 J. L. MCKENZIE Roman Catholic Church III. iv. 222 This revival could not have come about without relaxation of the ‘siege mentality’.

    1976 Deb. Senate Canada 8 Mar. 11590/2 With the growing siege mentality in the suburbs of our major urban areas, the people know that crime is not under control.

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