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feint

The correct spelling is feint.

How to pronounce feint

/feɪ̯nt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
  2. 2.That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense or stratagem.
  3. 3.(war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
  4. 4.The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper.

verb

  1. 1.To make a feint, or mock attack.

adjective

  1. 1.Feigned; counterfeit.
  2. 2.(war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike

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