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The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.
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Meaning of "war of nerves" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAR OF NERVES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAR OF NERVES

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preposition
conjunction
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War of nerves is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAR OF NERVES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of war of nerves in the English dictionary

The definition of war of nerves in the dictionary is the use of psychological tactics against an opponent, such as shattering his morale by the use of propaganda.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAR OF NERVES

war establishment
war fever
war footing
war game
war grave
war hero
war memorial
War of 1812
War of American Independence
War of Secession
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Grand Alliance
War of the Spanish Succession
War Office
war paint
war record
war whoop
war widow
war zone

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAR OF NERVES

bundle of nerves
capital reserves
cash reserves
corves
dwarves
get on one´s nerves
gold reserves
headscarves
nerves
reserves
scarves
semidwarves
the wharves
turves
wharves

Synonyms and antonyms of war of nerves in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «war of nerves» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAR OF NERVES

Find out the translation of war of nerves to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of war of nerves from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «war of nerves» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神经战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra de nervios
570 millions of speakers

English

war of nerves
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नसों के युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حرب أعصاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Война нервов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra de nervos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নায়ু যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre de nerfs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perang saraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nervenkrieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경의 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang saraf
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh của dây thần kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரம்புகளின் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नसा युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sinirler savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra di nervi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojna nerwów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Війна нервів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

razboi al nervilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο πόλεμος των νεύρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlog van senuwees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nervkrig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krig av nerver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of war of nerves

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR OF NERVES»

The term «war of nerves» is normally little used and occupies the 118.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR OF NERVES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about war of nerves

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QUOTES WITH «WAR OF NERVES»

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Ty Cobb
The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAR OF NERVES»

Discover the use of war of nerves in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to war of nerves and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth ...
This is a history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century.
Ben Shephard, 2003
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War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda
Moving beyond history to the twenty-first century, War of Nerves makes clear that we are at a crossroads that could lead either to the further spread of these weapons or to their ultimate abolition. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Jonathan Tucker, 2007
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War of Nerves
Paris, 1961, Robert Mackay, a tourist, saunters up to the bar of a Left Bank care, orders a drink, eyes a pretty girl...A shot is fired, then two more. A man falls dead next to Mackay.
Paul Brickhill, 1962
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The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New ...
It seems reasonable and effective to use the framework of the United Nations for these purposes, but what the Bush administration had additionally done was to combine coercive diplomacy with what might be described as "a war of nerves"; ...
Hooshang Amirahmadi, 1993
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The Cricket War
The Cricket War, now published with a new introduction and afterword, is the definitive account of the split that changed the game on the field and on the screen.
Gideon Haigh, 2007
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A War of Nerves: A Veteran's Battle With Ptsd and Injustice
This is the story of one man who courageously breaks through the iron barriers of stifled words to reveal his deeply personal battle with PTSD and maltreatment at the hands of the nation he served.
Greg Hardin, 2013
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Psychological Warfare: Objects and Channels of Attack in a ...
Discusses the objects and channels of attack in psychological warfare.
Lawrence E Sommers, 2012
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The Common Sense of Science
It has created war nerves and the war of nerves. I am not thinking about the technical conditions for a war of nerves: the camera man and the radio and the massed display of strength. I am thinking of the climate in which this stage lightning ...
Jacob Bronowski, 1978
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Stalin and the Turkish Crisis of the Cold War, 1945-1953
The war of nerves between Turkey and Armenia for lands and the re-division of borders in South Caucasus at the expense ... Caucasus Republics that all claims to Iran and The War of Nerves between the Republics of the South Caucasus 261 .
Jamil Hasanli, 2011
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The Cold War
President Truman, with a less popular touch but perhaps more accuracy, preferred the term 'War of Nerves' to describe the tense uncertainty that surrounded Soviet intentions in the post-war world. In February 1946 Stalin had announced a ...
Bradley Lightbody, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAR OF NERVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term war of nerves is used in the context of the following news items.
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Denials fly in war of nerves over Greek debt talks
... on Tuesday in a war of nerves highlighting the depth of mutual mistrust over a new round of negotiations on an 86 billion euro bailout that started this week. «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Hall of Fame Tennis Journal: Marray, Qureshi win war of nerves in …
NEWPORT — With their match set to be decided by a race to 10 points, Jonathan Marray and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were focused as much on holding their ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
3
BMC waits for final outcome of Sena-BJP war of nerves
Even as Shiv Sena and BJP remain locked in a tug of war over the former's support to the new Government in Maharashtra, an air of uncertainty prevails about ... «Daily News & Analysis, Nov 14»
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War of nerves poses threat to two Koreas' high-level dialogue
The two Koreas are again engaged in a war of nerves against a backdrop of recent military talks, prompting the North to threaten to back out of the planned ... «The Korea Herald, Oct 14»
5
A war of nerves, mud and danger
The First World War has been raging for 18 months. It opened with a month of ... So I proved to myself that I could take it, that my nerves could stand the strain.” ... «Canada.com, Aug 14»
6
Pfizer and AstraZeneca locked in war of nerves over merger deal
Dead or alive? With five days left before the deadline for Pfizer to turn its £69.4bn approach for AstraZeneca into a firm offer, the two sides cannot yet agree ... «Financial Times, May 14»
7
Vladimir Putin's war of nerves on Ukraine
After a brief lull, eastern Ukraine is boiling once again. Pro-Russian activists have seized regional government buildings and, in one case, proclaimed the birth of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
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Crimea's War of Nerves - By Askold Krushelnycky
"The main aim is to provoke a civil war in Ukraine," says Illarionov. "To provoke the new Ukrainian government to respond, react, use force, and open fire so that ... «Foreign Policy, Mar 14»
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A History Lesson That Needs Relearning
“No one wants a new Cold War,” a Wall Street Journal editorial put it, before going on to ... Even the most celebrated war of nerves, the Cuban missile crisis, was ... «New York Times, Mar 14»
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Iran has achieved a key success in its war of nerves
All negotiations boil down to a few existential issues: Security, Resources, Control, Reputation/Recognition and Time/Risk. Plus, depending on how the other ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»

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