a war of nerves

Psychological warfare used to wear down an adversary's resolve through fear tactics. The dictator's threats against the sovereign nation he was trying to conquer became a war of nerves as the citizens worried about the future of their country.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Efraim	-	Hebrew, Biblical
Azariah	az-ə-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Heitor	-	Portuguese
Pollyanna	pahl-ee-AN-ə (English)	Literature
Idella	ie-DEL-ə	English
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian