war of nerves

A conflict characterized by psychological pressure such as threats and rumors, aiming to undermine an enemy's morale. For example, Her lawyer said the university had waged a war of nerves to persuade his client to resign . This expression alludes to tactics used in World War II. [Late 1930s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fedde	FED-də	Frisian
Leonius	-	Late Roman
Naevius	-	Ancient Roman
Darko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Yahveh	-	Theology
Ovidiu	-	Romanian