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Stockholm syndrome

 
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–noun Psychiatry.
an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
Origin:
after an incident in Stockholm in 1973, during which a bank employee became romantically attached to a robber who held her hostage
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Stockholm syndrome  
n.  A phenomenon in which a hostage begins to identify with and grow sympathetic to his or her captor.

[After Stockholm, where a hostage in a 1973 bank robbery became romantically attached to one of her captors.]
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Main Entry: Stock·holm syndrome
Pronunciation: 'stäk-"hO(l)m-
Function: noun
: the psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with, identifywith, or sympathize with his or her captor
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Stockholm syndrome Stock·holm syndrome (stŏk'hōlm', -hōm')
n.
A phenomenon in which a hostage begins to identify with and grow sympathetic to his or her captor.

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