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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The public resharing of the account by a senior White House official has also raised questions about whether highlighting such narratives may carry a deterrent or psychological warfare value, regardless of their factual basis.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The regime now frames the protests as the product of foreign psychological warfare, even as everyday Iranians struggle to survive.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried engage in some psychological warfare.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the greatness of Fendrix’s score comes largely in its scale, which gives the film’s mostly intimate story of three people engaged in psychological warfare within the confines of a basement an epic grandeur.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The regime now frames the protests as the product of foreign psychological warfare, even as everyday Iranians struggle to survive.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried engage in some psychological warfare.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the greatness of Fendrix’s score comes largely in its scale, which gives the film’s mostly intimate story of three people engaged in psychological warfare within the confines of a basement an epic grandeur.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Psychological warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychological%20warfare. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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