WAR OF NERVES

Meaning of WAR OF NERVES in English

a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WAR OF NERVES — Date: 1939 a conflict characterized by psychological tactics (as bluff, threats, and intimidation) designed primarily to create confusion, indecision, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAR OF NERVES — : psychological tactics of assailing the morale of an opponent by broadcasting propaganda, spreading rumors through secret agents or neutral …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR OF NERVES — wearing down the enemy in a war-like manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAR OF NERVES — Date: 1939 : a conflict characterized by psychological tactics (as bluff, threats, and intimidation) designed primarily to create confusion, indecision, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR OF NERVES — 1939 : a conflict characterized by psychological tactics (as bluff, threats, and intimidation) designed primarily to create confusion, indecision, or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAR OF NERVES — [war of nerves] (1939): a conflict characterized by psychological tactics (as bluff, threats, and intimidation) designed primarily to create confusion, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR OF NERVES — ˌwar of ˈnerves BrE AmE noun [singular] an attempt to make an enemy worried, and to destroy their courage by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR OF NERVES — A war of nerves is a conflict in which the opposing sides try to make each other feel less confident. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR OF NERVES — A ~ is a conflict in which the opposing sides try to make each other feel less confident. ...the continuing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAR OF NERVES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was engaging in a war of nerves with her, Isabel realised at last, but …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
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WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
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WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WAR OF NERVES — война нервов, психологическая война
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERVES — plural of nerve present third singular of nerve
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERVES — n. control of one's emotions; nervous state or condition caused by stress or fear or anxiety
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
NERVES — nervousness. → nerve
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
NERVES — [plural] [noun] [C] - worry or anxiety about something that is going to happenI never suffer from nerves when I'm …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NERVES — Synonyms and related words : agitation, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves, buck fever, case of nerves, excessive irritability, fear, fidgetiness, fidgets, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
NERVES — See ↑ NERVOUS 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a bundle of nerves • ↑ get on sb's nerves • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NERVES — n. nervousness 1) an attack; bundle of ~ mental state 2) to fray, frazzle smb.'s ~; to get on smb.'s …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
NERVES — severn
Anagrams English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NERVES — Нервы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NERVES — Нервное состояние
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — war.ogg _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAR — war сущ.1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAR — _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental war …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NERVES — n. нервное состояние
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NERVES — n. нервное состояние
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war into the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WAR — 1. _n. 1> война; ideological war - идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre - маневренная война; in the war а> на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WAR — 1. n. 1. война; ideological war - идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre - маневренная война; in the war а. на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WAR — сущ. война - civil war - cold war - price war - rate war - tariff war - trade war - tug of war - wage war - war bonds - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
WAR — 1. _n. 1> война; civil war гражданская война; ideological war идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre манёвренная война; in the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WAR — война to make war — начинать войну; to wage war — вести войну - aggressive war - civil war - gang war - internecine war - intestine …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
NERVES — n pl infml 1) Have you the nerves for this? — У тебя хватит самообладания для этого? 2) He is a bad case of …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
NERVES — n pl infml 1) Have you the nerves for this? — У тебя хватит самообладания для этого? 2) He is …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
NERVES — nerves n pl infml 1. Have you the nerves for this? У тебя хватит самообладания для этого? 2. He is …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
NERVES — 1) Have you the nerves for this? — У тебя хватит самообладания для этого? 2) He is a bad case …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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