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Warfare characterized by psychological manipulation, involving tactics intended to demoralize, frighten, and unnerve opponents in order to prompt surrender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: psychological warfare
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psyops[Appendix:Glossary
A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: psyops, psychological warfare
Antonyms: none provided
the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: psychological warfare
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: war, warfare
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
guerra de nervis
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Chinese Mandarin:
神經戰 /神经战
(shénjīngzhàn)
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Dutch:
zenuwoorlog
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Dutch:
zenuwenoorlog
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Finnish:
hermosota
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Finnish:
psykologinen sodankäynti
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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French:
guerre psychologique
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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French:
guerre des nerfs
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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German:
Nervenkrieg
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Italian:
guerra dei nervi
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Polish:
wojna nerwów
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Portuguese:
guerra de nervos
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Romanian:
război psihologic
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Romanian:
război al nervilor
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Spanish:
guerra psicológica
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Spanish:
guerra de nervos
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Swedish:
nervkrig
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Thai:
สงครามประสาท
(sǒng-kraam-bprà-sàat)
— conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used
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Catalan:
guerra de nervis
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Chinese Mandarin:
心理戰 /心理战
(xīnlǐzhàn)
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Dutch:
zenuwoorlog
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Finnish:
hermosota
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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French:
guerre des nerfs
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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German:
Nervenkrieg
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Italian:
guerra dei nervi
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Polish:
wojna nerwów
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Portuguese:
guerra de nervos
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Romanian:
război al nervilor
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Spanish:
guerra psicológica
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
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Thai:
สงครามประสาท
(sǒng-kraam-bprà-sàat)
— situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship
