Synonyms for psychological warfare
psy·cho·log·i·cal war·fare

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1. psychological warfarenoun

   Synonyms:
   war of nerves

2. psychological warfarenoun

   The use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.

   Synonyms:
   war of nerves

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1. psychological warfare, war of nervesnoun

   the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

   Synonyms:
   war of nerves

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1. Yossi Melman:

   I stopped believing the reports from the official and semi-official media in Iran regarding the circumstances around the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, they are publishing various and even contradictory details : Assassins ? Motorcyclists ? A booby-trapped car ? A machine gun that fires automatically ? It seems to me that Iranian and Israeli intelligence to which this is attributed deals with psychological warfare, disinformation, and the obstruction of evidence.

2. Hanan Yadin:

   I am not sure that anyone can stop this completely, this is a warfare game, psychological warfare – to instill fear and intimidation among the targets. It is also an effective and cheap tool to instigate and to recruit.

3. Oriana Skylar Mastro:

   It’s more signaling and psychological warfare and a warning to the U.S. to not be so close to Taiwan.

4. Zhang Yanbing:

   Both retail and institutional investors become cautious in the absence of clear direction, think of this as psychological warfare; no one knows the direction for now, everyone is waiting for further good news to stimulate the market again.

5. Ramezan Sharif:

   The publication of such false news under the present circumstances is akin to psychological warfare.