psychological operations
n. a military operation performed by a unit specializing in psychological warfare
n. military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
n. a military operation performed by a unit specializing in psychological warfare
n. military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
The purpose of psychological operations (PSYOP) is to induce or reinforce behavior favorable to a nation's objectives. PSYOP can encourage popular discontent with the opposition's leadership and by combining persuasion with a credible threat, degrade an adversary's ability to conduct or sustain military operations.
by ViperGeek May 14, 2021
Get the psyop mug.Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!
Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
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by vagasil May 1, 2006
Get the psyop mug.People who are easily engaged by large scale psychological operations, such as the news and politics. Easily manipulated, rubes.
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Get the Permanent Psyop Victim mug.A shooting or terrorist attack that is actually false flag government psyop. Originating from terrorist Cesar Sayoc.
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Get the Cesar Psyop mug.Hym "Don't let them convince you it's about the kids. They are willing to sacrifice the kids all day. This is literally a child sacrifice psyop. The only problem they actually have is that I'm NOT murdering your kids. They got called out on their hybrid Jew/Gazorpazorp dictatorship and now the women think lying to stop me from getting credit for creating AI males them smart (Which it doesn't. Still a dumb bigot) and the Jews just want people who express views that are antithetical to their incest cult to fail as a way of validating their incest cult."
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