noun
[ U ] things that are said and done in order to make an opponent believe that they cannot win a war, a competition, etc.
noun
[ U ] things that are said and done in order to make an opponent believe that they cannot win a war, a competition, etc.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005