Feint

Feint, a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing,[1] is a maneuver designed to distract or mislead. A feint is achieved by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will. In military tactics and many types of combat, there are two types of feints: feint attacks and feint retreats.

  1. ^ "Definition of feint | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.