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psychological warfare

psy·cho·log·i·cal war·fare


noun 
Definition:
 
1. warfare by propaganda: tactics that use propaganda to try to demoralize an enemy in war, usually including the civilian population

2. nonmilitary psychological undermining: the use of psychological tactics to disconcert and disadvantage an opponent in an everyday or a business context, e.g. by causing the opponent to feel fear or anxiety

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