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deathmatch

  • /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/

noun deathmatches

  1. A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting.

    Similar: free-for-all

verb deathmatches · deathmatching · deathmatched

  1. transitive To compete against in a deathmatch. Doom video game (id Software, 1993): message shown when quitting If I were your boss, I'd deathmatch ya in a minute!
  2. intransitive To take part in deathmatch gaming.

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noun competitive mode

Españoltodos contra todos
Françaismatch à mort, combat à mort
DeutschDeathmatch
Русскийдетма́тч detmátč

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@misc{deathmatch_2026,
  title = {deathmatch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deathmatch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}