"status effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: status effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} status effect (plural status effects)
  1. (video games, chiefly roleplaying games) An effect that modifies a character's status, either positively (e.g. strength increase) or negatively (e.g. poisoning). Categories (topical): Role-playing games, Video games Hyponyms: buff, debuff, status ailment
    Sense id: en-status_effect-en-noun-kK1yHFOr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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