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offscreen

adj · adv · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To kill a character offscreen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Yeah, I also hate her. I hope she gets offscreened in the third act low-key.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From off + screen.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uden for billedet — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Finnish: kuvan ulkopuolinen — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • French: hors-champ — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Polish: pozaekranowy — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Russian: зака́дровый (zakádrovyj) — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Spanish: en off — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Spanish: fuera de pantalla — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Spanish: fuera de la pantalla — existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • Polish: poza ekranem — outside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: pozaekranowo — outside the frame of the screen
  • Spanish: en off — outside the frame of the screen
  • Spanish: fuera de pantalla — outside the frame of the screen
  • Spanish: fuera de la pantalla — outside the frame of the screen
  • Polish: zabijać poza ekranem — to kill a character offscreen
  • Polish: zabić poza ekranem — to kill a character offscreen