despawn

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/diːˈspɔːn/

verb

To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.

“The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.”

Opposite
spawnrespawn
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Meanings

verbdespawn (third-person singular simple present despawns, present participle despawning, simple past and past participle despawned)

present singular third person despawns · participle present despawning · participle past despawned · past despawned

  1. ergativevideo gamesTo be instantaneously destroyed or removed.

    The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.

    2 more examples

    A mob will immediately despawn if ever there is no player within 128 blocks of it.

    The helicopter despawned shortly after take-off, leaving the player in an unexpected free fall.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
spawnrespawn

Origin

From de- + spawn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with despawn

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“despawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despawn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despawn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despawn.

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