- bunker mentality
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noun [uncountable] mainly journalism
the frightened feeling that you have when you think people are threatening or attacking you, which makes you want to avoid dealing with them
English dictionary. 2014.
bunker mentality
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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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