god mode
A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated…A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code.
(countable, uncountable)A mode of play in (mostly) roguelike games, allowing the player to create objects on demand, to be resurrected in the case of death, etc.
(broadly, countable, slang, uncountable)A temporary state of extreme skill (in a sport, video game, etc.).
She went god mode and effortlessly defeated her opponents, leaving them in awe of her superhuman skills.
Origin
In the sense "a game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage", attestedIn the sense "a game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage", attested at least since 1990, as a cheat code activation message in the game Commander Keen: Marooned on Mars ("God mode enabled").
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Forms
plural: god modesSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable