schijnbeweging — meaning in English

English meaning

• feint noun A deceptive move meant to distract an opponent from a real attack.
• ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.

Senses

schijnbeweging is used for these senses in English:

• feint (often, military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
• ruse (uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.

feint — full definition

1. noun A deceptive move meant to distract an opponent from a real attack.
2. verb To make a deceptive move to distract an opponent.

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