Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

debuff en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Ancient Greek [Term?]? Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)bor. Latin būbalusder. Late Latin bufalusder. Italian bufaloder. Old French bufle Middle French buffleder. English buffe English buff English debuff From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”).

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
debuffs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

improve · buff · renew · revamp

Synonyms

nerf · status ailment

Translations (5)

es despotenciación (in video games) · es desventaja (in video games) · es maleficio (in video games) · es perjuicio (in video games) · es debilitamiento (in video games)

debuff en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈbʊf/ (Northern-England)
  • /diːˈbʌf/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Ancient Greek [Term?]? Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)bor. Latin būbalusder. Late Latin bufalusder. Italian bufaloder. Old French bufle Middle French buffleder. English buffe English buff English debuff From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:roleplaying games) To make a character or unit weaker.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
debuffing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
debuffed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
debuffed Tense=Past lexicographic
debuffs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

debuffer

Relateds

status effect

Translations (4)

ja デバフ (to make something weaker) · es debilitar (to make something weaker) · cmn 減弱 /减弱 (to make something weaker) · es empeorar (to make something weaker)