stab-in-the-back myth

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1. stab-in-the-back myth - Noun

2. Stab-in-the-back myth - Proper noun

Meaning

stab-in-the-back myth

(historical) The Dolchstoßlegende: a widespread historical myth in right-wing circles in Germany after 1918, that Germany's armies did not lose World War I on the battlefield but were betrayed by civilian leaders.

stab-in-the-back myth (plural stab-in-the-back myths)

(by extension) Any denialist myth misattributing failure to internal betrayal.

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