Vocab Tadka : Faint vs Feint (Confusing Words)

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Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Faint & Feint .

FAINT

1

(n)

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain Type: ‘noun.event’ Synonym: deliquium, swoon, syncope,

1

(v)

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain Type: ‘verb.body’ Synonym: conk, pass out, swoon,

1

(s)

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: weak,

2

(s)

lacking clarity or distinctness Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: dim, shadowy, vague, wispy,

3

(s)

lacking strength or vigor Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: feeble,

4

(s)

weak and likely to lose consciousness Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning,

5

(s)

indistinctly understood or felt or perceived Type: ‘adj.all’

6

(s)

lacking conviction or boldness or courage Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Sasha gave a faint smile.
• Everyone was staring at her as if they expected her to faint or something.
• A faint smile was on his lips and in his eyes.

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FEINT

1

(n)

any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) Type: ‘noun.act’

1

(v)

deceive by a mock action Type: ‘verb.creation’

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Then, after a feint of passing on into Spain, Wellington rapidly marched south and, with 2 2,000 men, laid siege to Badajoz (March 17, 1812), Hill with 30,000 covering the siege near Merida.
• On the 15th of July 1812, Marmont, after a feint against Wellington’s left, suddenly, by a forced march, turned his right, and made rapidly towards the fords of Huerta and Alba on the Tormes.
• Grant felt that this was a mere feint to screen some other move, and instantly carried the Army of the Potomac to the westward, leaving a bare screen of troops in his lines.

How to Remember :  The boxer was faked out by his opponent’s feint. He then fainted because the blow he received was very strong.

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