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.

Examples of psychological warfare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two Koreas have been engaged in petty Cold War-style psychological warfare since at least March, with the North having flown thousands of balloons toward the South, filled with wastepaper, cloth scraps, cigarette butts and even manure. —Bradford Betz, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024

As the operation unfolded, Ukrainian soldiers posted video of themselves in front of village signs before vanishing, part of a parallel campaign of psychological warfare. —Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024

Blaring propaganda, world news and K-pop music, South Korea’s broadcasts are considered by military officials and activists as an effective form of psychological warfare. —Reuters, NBC News, 21 July 2024

All in all, Miranda engaging in psychological warfare and sloppy catfighting with Larry over creative control of Fatwa! —Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024