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psychological warfare

psy·cho·log·i·cal war·fare
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuh l wawr-fair]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl ˈwɔrˌfɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuh l wawr-fair]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl ˈwɔrˌfɛər/

Definitions of psychological warfare words

  • noun psychological warfare the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent. 1
  • uncountable noun psychological warfare Psychological warfare consists of attempts to make your enemy lose confidence, give up hope, or feel afraid, so that you can win. 0
  • noun psychological warfare the military application of psychology, esp to propaganda and attempts to influence the morale of enemy and friendly groups in time of war 0
  • noun psychological warfare the use of propaganda or other psychological means to influence or confuse the thinking, undermine the morale, etc. of an enemy or opponent 0

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Origin of psychological warfare

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Psychological warfare

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

psychological warfare popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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