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.

a feigned or assumed appearance

His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.

to make a feint.

to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.

to make a false show of; simulate.

noun

truth

noun

artifice , bait , blind , bluff , cheat , deceit , distraction , dodge , duck , expedient , fake , gambit , hoax , hoodwinking , imposture , make-believe , maneuver , mock attack , play , ploy , pretension , pretext , ruse , sham * , shift , snare , stall , stratagem , subterfuge , trick , [[wilenotes:faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action]] , deception , device , gimmick , jig , sleight , wile , mask , pretense