Definitions for PSYOP
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1. psychological operation, psyopnoun

   military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments

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1. psyopnoun

   Psyops: a psychological operation, usually of a clandestine sort

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1. psyop

   Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOp), have been known by many other names or terms, including Military Information Support Operations (MISO), Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Minds", and propaganda. The term is used "to denote any action which is practiced mainly by psychological methods with the aim of evoking a planned psychological reaction in other people".Various techniques are used, and are aimed at influencing a target audience's value system, belief system, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behavior. It is used to induce confessions or reinforce attitudes and behaviors favorable to the originator's objectives, and are sometimes combined with black operations or false flag tactics. It is also used to destroy the morale of enemies through tactics that aim to depress troops' psychological states.Target audiences can be governments, organizations, groups, and individuals, and is not just limited to soldiers. Civilians of foreign territories can also be targeted by technology and media so as to cause an effect in the government of their country.There is evidence of psychological warfare throughout written history. In modern times, psychological warfare efforts have been used extensively. Mass communication allows for direct communication with an enemy populace, and therefore has been used in many efforts. Social media channels and the internet allow for campaigns of disinformation and misinformation performed by agents anywhere in the world.

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1. PSYOP

   PSYOP (Psychological Operations) refers to the planned use of communication and other forms of influence to shape the perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals, groups, or communities in order to achieve specific objectives. It involves the strategic dissemination of information, promotion of certain ideas or ideologies, and manipulation of emotions and beliefs, often through various media channels, to achieve psychological and behavioral outcomes in support of military, political, or other objectives.

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1. popsy

2. soppy

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   The numerical value of PSYOP in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of PSYOP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Psyop
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyop
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