despawn

verb

despawn

verb

/diːˈspɔːn/

Etymology From de- + spawn.

1

Video games Ergative To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.

Of an entity in a game world

  • 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.
1 more example
  • The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.
Antonyms
spawn, respawn

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