Despawn

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /diːˈspɔːn/

Origin

- + spawn

Full definition of despawn

Verb

1. (video games, ergative) (of an entity in the game world) To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
• 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.
• The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.

Antonyms

• spawn, respawn