debuff

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ buff (“to make a player or item stronger”).

Pronunciation

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(verb):

• IPA^(key): /diːˈbʌf/
  • (Northern England) IPA^(key): /diːˈbʊf/
• Rhymes: -ʌf

(noun):

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.bʌf/

Noun

debuff (plural debuffs)

1. (roleplaying games, video games) An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect.

Synonyms

• nerf
• status ailment

Antonyms

• buff
• improve
• renew
• revamp

Translations

in video games

Spanish: perjuicio (es) m, maleficio (es) m, desventaja (es) f, debilitamiento (es) m, despotenciación m

Verb

debuff (third-person singular simple present debuffs, present participle debuffing, simple past and past participle debuffed)

1. (roleplaying games, video games) To make a character or unit weaker.

Derived terms

• debuffer

Translations

to make something weaker

Chinese: Mandarin: 減弱 / 减弱 (zh) (jiǎnruò) Japanese: デバフ (debafu) Spanish: empeorar (es), debilitar (es)

See also

• status effect

Anagrams

• buffed