siege

lay siege to

To surround and attack a place (often a city or building) with armed troops. A: "The army has laid siege to our town!" B: "I knew we should have evacuated sooner!"

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andronikos	-	Ancient Greek
Tijana	-	Serbian, Croatian
Nagib	-	Arabic
Sherwood	SHUR-wuwd	English
Anstiss	['ænstis]
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)