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
Manyara	-	Southern African, Shona
Maciej	MAH-chay	Polish
Ionela	yo-NEL-ah	Romanian
Rameshvara	-	Hinduism
Chou	cho:	Japanese (Rare)
NadeŽDa	-	Slovak, Serbian, Latvian