noun
- psychological warfare; coordinated use of propaganda, misinformation, and psychological tactics to undermine an opponent's morale or decision-making
Usage: informal; often used in military, political, or competitive contexts
Examples
- The campaign relied heavily on psywars to influence public opinion.
- Military strategists studied psywars techniques from past conflicts.
- Social media has become a new frontier for psywars between nations.
- The competitor used psywars to intimidate opponents before the match.
- Historians analyzed the psywars tactics employed during the Cold War.