ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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