Despawn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈspɔːn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Despawn is a verb meaning (video games, ergative, of an entity in a game world) To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
Meaning
(video games, ergative, of an entity in a game world) To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
Example Sentences
The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.
A mob will immediately despawn if ever there is no player within 128 blocks of it.
The helicopter despawned shortly after take-off, leaving the player in an unexpected free fall.
Word Forms
- despawns
- despawning
- despawned
Antonyms for despawn
Common opposites include spawn, respawn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disapparel, wipe out, unequip, deanimate, wipe, exanimate.
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