psychological warfare

psychological warfare
   the dissemination of lies and half-truths
   From 1939 until the end of the Second World War, the phrase also included truthful broadcasting from Britain to Germany and to countries occupied by Germany:
    ... the Foreign Office's Information Research Unit, responsible for what had once been termed psychological warfare. (N. West, 1982)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Psychological warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …   Wikipedia

  • psychological warfare — n. the use of propaganda or other psychological means to influence or confuse the thinking, undermine the morale, etc. of an enemy or opponent …   English World dictionary

  • psychological warfare — noun uncount attempts to make an opponent feel less confident …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • psychological warfare — ► NOUN ▪ actions intended to reduce an opponent s morale …   English terms dictionary

  • psychological warfare — the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent. [1935 40] * * * Use of propaganda against an enemy, supported by whatever… …   Universalium

  • psychological warfare — noun the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents morale • Syn: ↑war of nerves • Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare * * * psychological warfare : things that are done to make someone (such as an enemy or opponent) become less confident or to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psychological Warfare — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Näheres ist auf der Diskussionsseite angegeben. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. Der Ausdruck Psychologische Kriegsführung bezeichnet im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • psychological warfare — N UNCOUNT Psychological warfare consists of attempts to make your enemy lose confidence, give up hope, or feel afraid, so that you can win …   English dictionary

  • Psychological Warfare Division — The Psychological Warfare Division of SHAEF ( PWD/SHAEF ) was a joint Anglo American organisation set up in World War II tasked with conducting principally white tactical psychological warfare against German troops in North west Europe during and …   Wikipedia

  • Psychological Warfare Division — Die Psychological Warfare Division des SHAEF (PWD/SHAEF) war eine im Zweiten Weltkrieg gegründete anglo amerikanische Einheit zur psychologischen Kriegsführung. PWD war aus der Information and Censorship Section hervorgegangen. Sie richtete sich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”