Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offscreen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: off-screen
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.

adv

Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.

verb

To kill a character offscreen.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In addition to racking up what looks like a substantial offscreen body count, the movie at one point offers an eight-second introduction for a sleazy used-car salesman character for the sole purpose of justifying Tripp and Creech laying waste to his inventory."
"Yeah, I also hate her. I hope she gets offscreened in the third act low-key."

Etymology

From off + screen.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

off-screen (alternative) offscreens (present, singular) offscreening (participle, present) offscreened (participle, past) offscreened (past, rare)

Frequently Paired Words

offstage

Antonyms

onscreen

Questions

What does offscreen mean?: Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen.
Where does offscreen come from?: From off + screen.

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