a siege mentality



a siege mentality

the belief that you must protect yourself because other people are going to attack you Many designers develop a siege mentality because they're terrified someone will steal their ideas.
See also: mentality, siege

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GladwinGLAD-winEnglish (Rare)
DubhshlÁIne-Ancient Irish
Vickie['viki]
JakkiJAK-eeEnglish (Rare)
Gray[grei]
Shema'yah-Biblical Hebrew