Past tense of feint; made a deceptive movement or attack intended to distract from a real one.
From Old French feinte, past participle of feindre (to feign). Originally a fencing term, it evolved to mean any deceptive maneuver.
Feint is a brilliant word borrowed from fencing—a fake-out attack that uses deception as a weapon, which is exactly what magicians, boxers, and hockey players do!
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