name
Stockholm
STOK-holm
name
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The capital and largest city of Sweden.
"They spent a week exploring the old town in Stockholm."
verb
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(informal) To develop a sympathetic emotional bond with someone who is mistreating or holding power over you, echoing "Stockholm syndrome."
"After months in the toxic job, she felt like she'd been stockholmed into defending her awful boss."
How to Use Stockholm
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually the capital city of Sweden; informally, "to be stockholmed" means to end up sympathizing with someone who is hurting or controlling you.
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The verb use is casual and mostly seen online — "Stockholm syndrome" is the standard phrase in formal writing.
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Common pairings
Stockholm syndrome
flew to Stockholm
Word Forms
Stockholmed past tense, Stockholms singular
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Etymology
The verb sense is a back-formation from "Stockholm syndrome," a term coined after a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in which hostages formed an unexpected bond with their captors.