power-down

noun

A collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.

Opposite
power-up
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Meanings

nounpower-down (plural power-downs)

plural power-downs

  1. rarevideo gamesA collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.

    […] power ups you can use on yourself or power downs to try to trip up your opponent.

    2003, Boys' Life, volume 93, number 4, page 10
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    Power ups can make you a beast of some kind (like a wolf or bear.) […] But there are power downs too. Like making you an imp-pig or reducing your abilities.

    2021, Adam Jeremy Capps, The New Video Game Idea Book

    Antonyms: power-up

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.

Opposite
power-up

Origin

Coined as an opposite to power-up.

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APA

power-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power-down

MLA

“power-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power-down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power-down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power-down.

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