/ Dictionary / Index S Stockholm syndrome: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Stock'holm syn"drome Pronunciation: [key] — Psychiatry. Psychiatry. an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Stockholm stockhorn Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language