Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roleplaying games
Topics: video-games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make a character or unit weaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roleplaying games
Topics: video-games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English buff English debuff From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
