nerf

Etymology 1
Circa 1950s?

Verb

 * 1)  To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
 * A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.

Etymology 2
From the  brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns. Originally used to equate a change in the damage of a weapon in a video game to a change from real weapons to Nerf weapons.

Verb

 * 1)   To change a mechanic, an ability or a character in a video game in order to make a previously dominant strategy less viable or less effective.
 * The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.
 * 1)   To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.
 * 1)   To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.

Antonyms

 * , game slang,, , ,

Translations

 * French:
 * German: nerfen
 * Italian: nerfare
 * Japanese: ナーフ
 * Sicilian: nirfari
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: nerflemek

Noun

 * 1)   The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.

Etymology 1
From earlier, from , either inherited from or borrowed from , eventually from , from earlier.

For the change of -rwe → -rf, compare. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) grain of wood
 * 2)  a similar line in leather, paper, etc.

Etymology 2
From. The botanic sense belongs historically to this word, but is semantically close to etymology 1 and hence not necessarily felt as a distinct word.

Noun

 * 1)  nerve
 * 2)  vein of a leaf
 * 1)  vein of a leaf

Etymology
, from, inherited from.

Noun

 * 1)  nerve
 * 2)  force, power, strength

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) nerve

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) nerve

Etymology
Borrowed from.