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