stockholm

/ˈstɒkhɒlm/

name 5verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

classic, next, next, south, swedish

The classic Stockholm syndrome has been widely studied by psychologists for decades.

VERB + STOCKHOLM

change, go, going, heading, leave, move, sank, stop

We're heading to Stockholm next summer to visit my cousin for two weeks.

STOCKHOLM + NOUN

capital, hostages, sweden's, syndrome, week

The Stockholm syndrome explains why some hostages develop feelings for their captors.

PREP.

in, on, towards, with

We flew to Stockholm last summer and spent two wonderful weeks exploring the city.

Definitions

name

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

The Swedish government.

A county of Sweden.

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:

verb

To suffer from Stockholm syndrome; to form an emotional bond or identification with one's captor or oppressor, also, to form such a bond with one's victim.

A negotiator must never Stockholm with hostages.

Police say Stockholming is good, because the offender also identifies with the hostage, and it's much easier to hurt someone you don't know than someone you do.

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Example Bank

A negotiator must never Stockholm with hostages.

Wiktionary

Police say Stockholming is good, because the offender also identifies with the hostage, and it's much easier to hurt someone you don't know than someone you do.

Wiktionary

There's no need for any kind of racist opposition because we are now Stockholmed to the point where we will begin to oppress ourselves if we're not careful ” ( “ The Past is Prologue , ” 25 ) .

Wiktionary

Tomorrow we leave for Stockholm!

Tatoeba · #2448012

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Tatoeba · #2448018

Yesterday I went to Stockholm.

Tatoeba · #2448021

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