respec

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verb

To reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization.

“Last night I paid 5 gold to the trainer to respec as a shadow priest.”

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Meanings

verbrespec (third-person singular simple present respecs, present participle respeccing, simple past and past participle respecced)

present singular third person respecs · participle present respeccing · participle past respecced · past respecced · alternative re-spec

  1. slangvideo gamesTo reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization.

    Last night I paid 5 gold to the trainer to respec as a shadow priest.

    1 more example

    Respeccing a character is also easy in the game, allowing for different builds to be created an switched between.

    2025 February 28, Robert Jones, “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 35

Origin

Clipping of respecialize.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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