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单词 Stockholm syndrome
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Stockholm syndrome

noun [mass noun]
Feelings of trust or affection felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim towards a captor.The tone of the article might lead one to believe that she is a victim of Stockholm syndrome, but her pre-kidnap views appear to have placed her in the corner of her captors as well....
  • He may also be suffering from the political equivalent of Stockholm syndrome, where a victim comes to identify with the objectives of his captors.
  • Another common complication in hostage situations is a human defense mechanism called the Stockholm syndrome, in which hostages come to empathize with the captors and their cause.

Origin

1970s: with reference to a bank robbery in Stockholm.

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