feint
[ feynt ]
/ feɪnt /
noun
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
verb (used without object)
to make a feint.
verb (used with object)
to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
to make a false show of; simulate.
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Origin of feint
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French feinte, noun use of feminine of feint pretended, past participle of feindre to feign
Words nearby feint
feigned, feijoa, feijoada, feininger, feinschmecker, feint, feints, feira de santana, feirie, feisal i, feisal ii
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British Dictionary definitions for feinted (1 of 2)
feint1
/ (feɪnt) /
noun
a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc
a misleading action or appearance
verb
(intr) to make a feint
Word Origin for feint
C17: from French feinte, from feint pretended, from Old French feindre to feign
British Dictionary definitions for feinted (2 of 2)
feint2
/ (feɪnt) /
noun
printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper
Word Origin for feint
C19: variant of faint
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