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
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Faced with the threat of scandal, the company adopted a bunker mentality and refused to talk with reporters.
Recent Examples of bunker mentality from the Web
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That old bunker mentality apparently cannot be surgically repaired.
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Although Zuckerberg assumed more responsibility for mistakes in his Wednesday press tour, there were signs of a bunker mentality forming among Facebook's rank-and-file.
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Greenwald’s bunker mentality makes his Russia skepticism especially intuitive.
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Observers say the move reflects a possible deepening of a bunker mentality as the country is besieged by international criticism over what the U.N. has labeled an ethnic cleansing campaign.
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First Known Use of bunker mentality
1974
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: a very defensive way of thinking by the members of a group who believe that they are being wrongly attacked or criticized by others
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