psychological warfare
noun
: things that are done to make someone (such as an enemy or opponent) become less confident or to feel hopeless, afraid, etc.
The army used radio broadcasts into enemy territory as a form of psychological warfare.
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The Ukrainian military is conducting psychological warfare against North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces, seeking to persuade them to surrender rather than needlessly lose their lives on the battlefield.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
An evening of seemingly polite dinner conversation and catching up turns into a night of psychological warfare as the two women reveal the scars of the past and the wounds of the present while their two young daughters play mind games of their own.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
One of those calls rang through to the office of Lebanon’s minister of communication, Ziad Makary, who attributed the message to psychological warfare by the Israelis.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
Har recounted his ordeal in Hamas’s tunnels—the lack of sunlight, starvation, constant threats and the psychological warfare conducted by his captors.
—Amelie Botbol, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
An evening of seemingly polite dinner conversation and catching up turns into a night of psychological warfare as the two women reveal the scars of the past and the wounds of the present while their two young daughters play mind games of their own.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
One of those calls rang through to the office of Lebanon’s minister of communication, Ziad Makary, who attributed the message to psychological warfare by the Israelis.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
Har recounted his ordeal in Hamas’s tunnels—the lack of sunlight, starvation, constant threats and the psychological warfare conducted by his captors.
—Amelie Botbol, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Psychological warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychological%20warfare. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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