What is another word for psychological warfare?

Pronunciation: [sa͡ɪkəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkə͡l wˈɔːfe͡ə] (IPA)

Psychological warfare, also known as psyops is a form of manipulating the psyche of the enemy as a part of military warfare. The term is often used to describe the use of tactics and strategies to influence an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Synonyms for psychological warfare include propaganda, brainwashing, mind control, manipulation, mental manipulation, and emotional manipulation. Propaganda is one of the most common synonyms as it consists of disseminating biased information to influence people's beliefs and attitudes in favor of a particular cause. Brainwashing, on the other hand, involves the use of persistent and extreme techniques to alter an individual's beliefs and values, often resulting in complete dependency on the persuader.

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What are the hypernyms for Psychological warfare?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Psychological Manipulation, psychological operations, psychological attacks, psychological combatants, psychological operations tactics, psychological weapons.

What are the hyponyms for Psychological warfare?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for psychological warfare (as nouns)

Famous quotes with Psychological warfare

  • We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.
    Yasser Arafat
  • Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.
    Patrick J. Kennedy
  • For an event that was wholly created in the poisonous psychological warfare kitchens of the Second World War, run by the ministries of propaganda in many countries, not just by the British or the Americans, but also the Russians and undoubtedly the world Jewish organizations.
    Ernst Zundel

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