psychological warfare

Noun

Meaning

the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

war of nerves cold war psychology intimidation bullying biological warfare behaviourism clinical psychology demoralization psychotherapeutics germ warfare psychonomics psychodynamics neuropsychology psychophysiology
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Antonyms

defence bloodshed hot war armed conflict exchange of fire shooting war
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Hypernyms

war warfare

Examples

Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society. Patrick J. Kennedy

She tried to get even with him through psychological warfare but couldn't, because he didn't care. Steve Martin

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem. Yasser Arafat

For an event that was wholly created in the poisonous psychological warfare kitchens of the Second World War, run by the ministries of propaganda in many countries, not just by the British or the Americans, but also the Russians and undoubtedly the world Jewish organizations. Ernst Zundel

Without a doubt, psychological warfare has proven its right to a place of dignity in our military arsenal. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Currently, Americans have focused on psychological warfare and are doing their best to place psychological pressure on Iranians and our international partners. Mohammad Javad Zarif

Close letter words and terms

psychological tension psychological trauma psychological war psychological well-being psychological wounds psychological-pedagogical