noun Etymology: from a 1973 robbery attempt in Stockholm, Sweden, during which bank employees held hostage developed sympathetic feelings toward their captors Date: 1978 the psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with, identify with, or sympathize with his or her captor
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
Meaning of STOCKHOLM SYNDROME in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012