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instadeath

/ˈɪnstəˌdɛθ/

instadeath noun: instant death.

Noun

instadeath (countable and uncountable, plural instadeaths)

  1. (slang) instant death
    • It may seem rather harsh, but if one's going to play a cyborg (or the equivalent), the benefits of almost unlimited cyberware counterbalance the risk of dying in pure zones (or InstaDeath due to transformation).1994 February 11, Jacob Bara-Skowronek, “Re: Space Gods (was Re: Demographics)”, in alt.games.torg (Usenet)
    • It's way too powerful, the point with the inferno SRM-2 was that it needed to close into a range where the infantry might have a chance of firing back before suffering instadeath.1995, Robert J Chverchko, “Re: Napalm LRM's”, in rec.games.mecha (Usenet)

Forms of instadeath

pluralinstadeaths

Origin of instadeath

From insta- + death.

Questions about instadeath

What does instadeath mean?
Instadeath means instant death.
What part of speech is instadeath?
Instadeath is a noun.
How do you pronounce instadeath?
Instadeath is pronounced /ˈɪnstəˌdɛθ/.
What is the plural of instadeath?
The plural of instadeath is instadeaths.

Words near instadeath in the dictionary

  1. instaclicked
  2. instaclicking
  3. instaclicks
  4. instadad
  5. instadads
  6. instadeath
  7. instadeaths
  8. Instafame
  9. instafamous
  10. Instagay
  11. Instagays

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