Definition of Psyops

1. Noun. Techniques used by military and police forces to influence the beliefs, emotions and behaviour of citizens. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Psyops

1. noncombative military operations to influence the enemy's state of mind [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psyops

psychrophytes
psychrotherapy
psychrotrophic
psychs
psychs out
psychspeak
psykter
psykters
psylla
psyllas
psyllid
psyllids
psyllium
psylliums
psyop
psyops (current term)
psytrance
psywar
psywars
pt.
ptaquiloside
ptaquilosides
ptarmic
ptarmics
ptarmigan
ptarmigans
ptenoglossate
pteranodon
pteranodons
pteria

Literary usage of Psyops

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. El Salvador at War: An Oral History of Conflict from the 1979 Insurrection edited by Max G. Manwaring, Court Prisk (1995)
"Evolution: The Integration of psyops, Civil Affairs and Intelligence Major General James R. Taylor—It seems to me that there ..."

2. Drugs of Abuse (1996) edited by Carol Gibson (1996)
"psyops leaflets, showing the prevalent themes of Arab brotherhood (top), coalition air superiority (middle), and Iraqi isolation (bottom). ..."

3. Non-Combat Roles for the U.S. Military in the Post Cold-War Era by James R. Graham (1993)
"There is, however, an active duty psyops battalion, and a multi-media state-of-the-art psyops facility at the US Army Special Operations Command's Fort ..."

4. Defense Policy in the Reagan Administration edited by William P. Snyder, James Brown (1997)
"Overall, the reserve components provide 50 percent of the special forces and 90 percent of the psyops and civil affairs units.2' The Army is currently ..."

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