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status effect

status effect noun: an effect that modifies a character's status, either positively (e.g. strength increase) or negatively (e.g. poisoning).

Noun

status effect (plural status effects)

  1. (chiefly roleplaying games) An effect that modifies a character's status, either positively (e.g. strength increase) or negatively (e.g. poisoning).

Forms of status effect

pluralstatus effects

Questions about status effect

What does status effect mean?
Status effect means an effect that modifies a character's status, either positively (e.g. strength increase) or negatively (e.g. poisoning).
What part of speech is status effect?
Status effect is a noun.
What is the plural of status effect?
The plural of status effect is status effects.

Words near status effect in the dictionary

  1. status cards
  2. status conference
  3. status conferences
  4. status constructus
  5. status dramaticus
  6. status effect
  7. status effects
  8. status epilepticus
  9. status group
  10. status groups
  11. status in quo

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