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Rarefeint
The correct spelling is feint.
How to pronounce feint
/feɪ̯nt/
nounIPA: /feɪ̯nt/
Say it like: Fay-nt
The correct spelling is feint. A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
- 2.That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense or stratagem.
- 3.(war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
- 4.The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper.
verb
- 1.To make a feint, or mock attack.
adjective
- 1.Feigned; counterfeit.
- 2.(war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike
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