war of nerves
Warfare characterized by psychological manipulation, involving tactics intended to…Warfare characterized by psychological manipulation, involving tactics intended to demoralize, frighten, and unnerve opponents in order to prompt surrender.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)Warfare characterized by psychological manipulation, involving tactics intended to demoralize, frighten, and unnerve opponents in order to prompt surrender.
the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale
(broadly, idiomatic)A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.
Nervenkrieg, Nervenkrieg
Translations
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Forms
plural: wars of nerves| Singular | war of nerves |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale:psychological warfare
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.