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Deathwatch vs Deathmatch - What's the difference?

deathwatch | deathmatch |

As nouns the difference between deathwatch and deathmatch

is that deathwatch is a vigil beside a dying person while deathmatch is (video games) a competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.

As a verb deathmatch is

(video games|transitive) to compete against in a deathmatch.

deathwatch

English

Noun

(deathwatches)
  • A vigil beside a dying person
  • One who guards a condemned person before execution.
  • A deathwatch beetle.

    • deathmatch

    English

    Noun

    (deathmatches)
  • (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (video games) To compete against in a deathmatch.
    • If I were your boss, I'd deathmatch ya in a minute!'' — ''Doom video game (id Software, 1993).
  • (video games) To take part in deathmatch gaming.