English Explanatory Dictionary

Lima syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.

Word forms

Lima syndrome

Etymology

After a 1996 abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru, where the abductors released the hostages within a few hours.

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