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Stockholm syndrome
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.
Stockholm syndrome
noun
- a psychological condition in which hostages or kidnap victims become sympathetic towards their captors
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Stockholm syndrome1
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Stockholm syndrome1
C20: after a group of hostages in Stockholm in 1973
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Example Sentences
She develops some Stockholm Syndrome–like attraction to him.
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Greig was either in love with Whitey, or living in fear, or under the throes of some manner of Stockholm syndrome.
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But some former teachers describe the defense of Friend as a version of Stockholm Syndrome.
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To some observers it sounded like a classic case of Stockholm syndrome.
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Perhaps a bit of Stockholm Syndrome after eight months of filming behind the scenes at Vogue.
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