critical hit

noun

A successful attack that deals more damage than a normal blow.

“This character deals 4 damage per hit. There's always a 3% chance of striking a critical hit that deals 20 damage.”

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Meanings

nouncritical hit (plural critical hits)

plural critical hits

  1. roleplaying gamesvideo gamesA successful attack that deals more damage than a normal blow.

    This character deals 4 damage per hit. There's always a 3% chance of striking a critical hit that deals 20 damage.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 暴擊 /暴击
  • 暴擊 /暴击 (bàojī)an attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
French coup critique
  • coup critiquean attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
German Kritischer Treffer
  • Kritischer Trefferan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Italian colpo critico
  • colpo criticoan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Japanese クリティカルヒット, 会心の一撃
  • クリティカルヒットan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
  • 会心の一撃 (kaishin no ichigeki)an attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Portuguese acerto crítico
  • acerto críticoan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Spanish golpe crítico
  • golpe críticoan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Swedish kritisk träff, krit
  • kritisk träffan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
  • kritan attack that deals more damage than a normal blow
Cite this entry
APA

critical hit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/critical%20hit

MLA

“critical hit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/critical%20hit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “critical hit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/critical%20hit.

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