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mentality

 noun
     
men‧tal‧i‧ty plural mentalities [countable]
a particular attitude or way of thinking, especially one that you think is wrong or stupid:
a get-rich-quick mentality
I can't understand the mentality of the people who are behind this kind of violence.
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