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- DictionaryFeint/fānt/
noun
- 1. a deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement, especially in boxing or fencing: "a brief feint at the opponent's face"
verb
- 1. make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight: "Adam feinted with his right and then swung a left"
noun [ C ] us / feɪnt / uk / feɪnt / an action in which someone pretends to move, or makes a move, in a particular direction in order to deceive an opponent, especially in sports such as soccer or boxing: He produced a fantastic feint, passed two defenders, and smashed the ball into the net.
Not to be confused with faint, meaning "weak or feeble." However, a feint can be deliberately faint, as Ali knew and Frazier found out when the real right hook made contact. Definitions of feint. noun. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) see more. verb.
1. a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc. 2. a misleading action or appearance. vb. ( intr) to make a feint. [C17: from French feinte, from feint pretended, from Old French feindre to feign]
May 5, 2024 · feint in American English. (feint) noun. 1. 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. 2. a feigned or assumed appearance.
Feb 18, 2024 · Borrowed from French feint, the past participle of feindre (“ to fake, feign ”): see etymology 1. Adjective [edit] feint (not comparable) (boxing, fencing, also often military) Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike. Feigned, counterfeit, fake.
Noun. Verb. Adjective. Filter. noun. A military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from a planned point of attack. American Heritage. A false show; sham. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A body movement that is intended to divert another's attention, often by being deliberately left uncompleted. American Heritage.
Feint definition: 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. See examples of FEINT used in a sentence.
