Offscreen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Offscreen is an adjective meaning Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.
Meaning
Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.
More Meanings
- Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
- To kill a character offscreen.
Example Sentences
Yeah, I also hate her. I hope she gets offscreened in the third act low-key.
In addition to racking up what looks like a substantial offscreen body count, the movie at one point offers an eight-second introduction for a sleazy used-car salesman character for the sole purpose of justifying Tripp and Creech laying waste to his inventory.
Word Forms
- off-screen
- offscreens
- offscreening
- offscreened
Antonyms for offscreen
Common opposites include onscreen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bitmap, offstage, extratextual, extracameral, extravisual, extrafocal.
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