Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instakill

/ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-stakill
IPA: /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instant kill.

Slang

adj

Having the ability to instantly kill.

Slang

verb

To perform an instakill; to kill instantly.

Example Sentences

"Poisoned projectiles have a 10% chance of an instakill vs non-poison-resistant monsters. (Note that the Tsurugi of Murumasa and Vorpal Blade only have a 5% chance of an instakill.)"
"Quite true re 3 hit DP instakill combo."
"The level of frustration is subjective. As long as everyone has the same instakill mobs there is a level playing field ergo I live with it. The instakill mobs do decrease the amount of adventuring you can do w/o being high level, so that is a personal pain in the butt for me."

Etymology

Etymology tree English insta- Dutch kilbor. English kill English instakill From insta- + kill.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

instakills (plural) instakills (present, singular) instakilling (participle, present) instakilled (participle, past) instakilled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

instadeath permadeath

Synonyms

one-hit kill OHK

Questions

How do you pronounce instakill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/.
What does instakill mean?: An instant kill.
Where does instakill come from?: Etymology tree English insta- Dutch kilbor. English kill English instakill From insta- + kill.

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