Lima syndrome

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Lima syndrome (uncountable)

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

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