verb🔗ShareTo bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully."A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic."actiongamecomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cripple or weaken an element of a video game during its development (such as a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.)."The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless."gamecomputingtechnologyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of."The teacher nerfed the pop quiz by telling us which topics would be covered. "gamecomputinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrippled; made weak or worse."The new video game update nerfed the powerful warrior character, making it much less effective in battle. "gamecomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
