bunker mentality

bunker mentality

noun

Definition of BUNKER MENTALITY

: a state of mind especially among members of a group that is characterized by chauvinistic defensiveness and self-righteous intolerance of criticism

Examples of BUNKER MENTALITY

1. Faced with the threat of scandal, the company adopted a bunker mentality and refused to talk with reporters.

First Known Use of BUNKER MENTALITY

1976

Rhymes with BUNKER MENTALITY

asexuality, bisexuality, collegiality, colloquiality, commerciality, conceptuality, conditionality, congeniality, connaturality, connubiality, conventionality, conviviality, corporeality, dimensionality, directionality, effectuality, emotionality, essentiality, eventuality, exceptionality, extensionality, grammaticality, horizontality, illogicality, impartiality, impersonality, impracticality, inhospitality, instrumentality, intentionality, irrationality, monumentality, municipality, originality, pansexuality, paranormality, polytonality, potentiality, proportionality, provinciality, sentimentality, spirituality, split personality, substantiality, supernormality, theatricality, universality