permakill

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verb

To kill permanently, so as to prevent resurrection.

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Meanings

verbpermakill (third-person singular simple present permakills, present participle permakilling, simple past and past participle permakilled)

present singular third person permakills · participle present permakilling · participle past permakilled · past permakilled

  1. informaltransitiveTo kill permanently, so as to prevent resurrection.

    At least the movies hadn't lied about how to permakill zombies. Shoot 'em in the head. Destroy the brain.

    2014, Dana Fredsti, Plague World
    1 more example

    Azathoth will no longer instantly permakill anyone who offends it. Instead 60% of max hitpoints are lost until amends are made.

    2012, getter77, “Triangle Wizard R 13.02 released”, in rec.games.roguelike.announce (Usenet)

Origin

From perma- + kill.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pillmaker
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APA

permakill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permakill

MLA

“permakill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permakill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permakill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permakill.

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