Dictionary

deathmatch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From death + match.

Meanings

1. A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.
   • The player continued to describe their own experience with deathmatch, explaining sometimes it takes several minutes for the deathmatch to load — meaning by the time they spawn, the game is almost over. 2023 August 5, Shay Robson, “Valorant players plead with Riot for overdue Deathmatch rework”, in Dexerto:
   • There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting. 2013, Matt Fox, The Video Games Guide:

Forms

Deriveds

Texas deathmatch · deathmatcher · team deathmatch

Relateds

battle royale · cage match · deathmarch

Synonyms

free-for-all

Translations (7)

fi tappomatsi (competitive mode) · es todos contra todos (competitive mode) · pl deathmatch (competitive mode) · fr combat à mort (competitive mode) · fr match à mort (competitive mode) · de Deathmatch (competitive mode) · ru детма́тч (competitive mode)

deathmatch en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From death + match.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To compete against in a deathmatch.
   • Doom video game (id Software, 1993): message shown when quitting If I were your boss, I'd deathmatch ya in a minute!
2. (intransitive) To take part in deathmatch gaming.

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