trompement

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noun

The action of hitting an opponent at the end of a feint, after a successful deception.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nountrompement (plural trompements)

plural trompements

  1. fencingThe action of hitting an opponent at the end of a feint, after a successful deception.

Origin

  1. Frenchtromper“to deceive”
  2. Englishtrompement

From French tromper (“to deceive”).

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APA

trompement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompement

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“trompement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trompement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompement.

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