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psychotactical en · ADJ

Etymology

From psycho- + tactical.

Meanings

1. (rare) Of or relating to psychological tactics.
   • This nation is experiencing an alarming rise in this crime category which has prompted psychotactical negotiation techniques which requires a communication base between police and perpetrators. 1981, John S. Jackson, R. William De Vore, Proceedings: 1981 Carnahan Conference on Crime Countermeasures, ..., page 177:
   • They provide a market for the kind of psychotactical manual that tells women how to stand up, inwardly as well as outwardly, to the men they live and work with. 1988, Rupert Wilkinson, The Pursuit of American Character, page 74:

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