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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdiː.bʌf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-debuff.wav [US] Forms: debuffs [plural]
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- English buff English debuff From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|buff<t:to make a player or item stronger>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "gloss" : "to make a player or item stronger", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "buff", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "debuff", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="debuff"> From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} debuff (plural debuffs)
  1. (roleplaying games, video games) An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect. Synonyms: nerf, status ailment Translations (in video games): perjuicio [masculine] (Spanish), maleficio [masculine] (Spanish), desventaja [feminine] (Spanish), debilitamiento [masculine] (Spanish), despotenciación [masculine] (Spanish)
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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈbʌf/, /diːˈbʊf/ [Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-debuff.wav [US] Forms: debuffs [present, singular, third-person], debuffing [participle, present], debuffed [participle, past], debuffed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌf 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- English buff English debuff From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|buff<t:to make a player or item stronger>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "gloss" : "to make a player or item stronger", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "buff", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "debuff", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="debuff"> From de- + buff (“to make a player or item stronger”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} debuff (third-person singular simple present debuffs, present participle debuffing, simple past and past participle debuffed)
  1. (roleplaying games, video games) To make a character or unit weaker. Derived forms: debuffer Related terms: status effect Translations (to make something weaker): 減弱 /减弱 (jiǎnruò) (Chinese Mandarin), デバフ (debafu) (Japanese), empeorar (Spanish), debilitar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-debuff-en-verb-oO3Do~KN Categories (other): Role-playing games, Video games Topics: video-games

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