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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Along with the documentation of material destruction and displacement, the movie is a record of psychological warfare, of the effort to demolish morale, suppress energy, break will. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 The animosity has been exacerbated by Cold War-style psychological warfare campaigns between the Koreas in recent months. —

Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 The episode even begins with a bit of psychological warfare, which is always welcome on this show. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for psychological warfare

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