psy
psy — noun
1. the use of leaflets, loudspeaker broadcasts, radio messages, and other methods b
the use of leaflets, loudspeaker broadcasts, radio messages, and other methods by armed forces to change what enemy troops and civilians think and feel, aiming to weaken their will to fight
The commander ordered psy leaflets dropped over every village along the front line.
psy as modifier: psy leaflets
Kofi spent three years in the psy unit, designing radio messages for enemy troops.
collocation: psy unit / in the psy unit
Sergeant Owusu's psy radio campaign made enemy soldiers believe their officers had fled.
Psy leaflets promised hot food and safe passage to any soldier who laid down his weapon.
The psy radio broadcast recordings of enemy soldiers' wives describing their empty kitchens and hungry children.
- psyops
the full abbreviation; used interchangeably with psy
- psychological warfare
a broader term covering all mind-targeting military tactics, not just leaflet/broadcast operations
- propaganda
information spread to influence opinion; not limited to military use
- information operations
a modern military term that includes psy but also covers cyber and electronic tactics
文法句型
psy + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used as a modifier before another noun (psy ops, psy warfare, psy unit). Rarely stands alone as a subject or object in a sentence.