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hurtbox

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The area (hitbox) around a character in a fighting game such that, if an attack impinges upon it, the character will take damage.

Examples

““Our goal with this update⟳ is to more tightly tie hitboxes and hurtboxes to our character’s animations,” devs explained in the blog post⟳.”
“As of the current patch, Luke’s crouching Medium Punch has been nerfed. It will now have⟳ a larger hurtbox, in addition to having a slower recovery when the attack misses.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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