deaggro
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: deaggros
form: deaggroes
form: deaggroing
form: deaggroed
form: deaggroed
form: de-aggro
Etymology: From de- + aggro.
Senses: examples: text: Egotistical mage (aren't they all?) intentionally frostbolts a spectator. While we watched, he ran to the doorway where they would emerge and died a quick death at their hands. Then they deaggro'd and went back upstairs.
ref: 2006 November 3, AlphaWoolf, “Re: 5 hours in UBRS and all I got was this lousy Beaststalker ...”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
text: I found with lvl 66-67 mobs, I could get within 8 yards (the range where shoot turns red for being too close) without aggro. If a mob did aggro (and was a melee mob, not tried casters yet), just hopping high enough that I'm out of melee range causes it to deaggro.
ref: 2007 January 10, Catriona R, “Flying mounts and aggro”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
text: The druid works particularly well since you don't have to shift out of Flight Form to herb if you can low enough, so if I aggro something while picking the herb I just fly up until it deaggros, then fly back down when it walks off.
ref: 2008 March 4, mbg...@gmail.com, “Re: Imbued netherweave”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
text: If things are going bad, you can even run away and wait for the monster(s) to de-aggro.
ref: 2018 July 16, GamerGuides.com, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides, →ISBN:
topics: games
gaming
antonyms: aggro
glosses: To become no longer aggressive towards the player's character.
examples: text: Now I'm left with a mob that they have tagged, but with enough DoTs on it that I've got aggro. They usually want ME to have to kill the thing so that they can come back and loot it. I don't care how much extra time it takes me; in this scenario I ALWAYS run until I deaggro the the^([sic]) thing.
ref: 2007 April 17, Mike Gaskins, “Re: Am I just getting old?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
text: It's probably best to hide a bit and de-aggro him unless you can shoot him through the bars. The gate here can be unlocked if you've invested into lockpicking as it is an [ Advanced ] lock. There are also some Bobby Pins near the gate you should pick up regardless.
ref: 2015 December 16, GamerGuides.com, Fallout 4 – Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides, →ISBN:
text: Leaving the boss chamber had always been enough to deaggro the boss before now. Panic surged within me as things turned grimmer by the second... “Damn it all!” Our attempts to shake the demon weren't working. As a result, Jin was still playing rearguard to protect us. If he were alone[…]
ref: 2021 April 7, Udon Kamono, Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party: Volume 4, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
text: But it should be noted that while ordinary bears will not attack players with the torch equipped, Elden Rings Runebears will still trample the player and are unaffected by the torch’s unique ability. Moreover, if the player gets too comfortable around affected beasts, they may still attack. In this instance, players need only unequip and equip it again to de-aggro' the beast.
ref: 2022 May 24, Jared Stewart, “Elden Ring Clip is Reminder that Torches Are More Useful Than You May Realize”, in Game Rant:
text: Remember you can climb on ladders to de-aggro enemies. Past these foes, head north. Near the end, there's a blockade of three foes, including one elite. Likewise, you can challenge them or run past them towards the nearby ladder. No matter which route[…]
ref: 2022 August 26, GamerGuides.com, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides, →ISBN:
topics: games
gaming
antonyms: aggro
glosses: To cause (a non-player character) to become no longer aggressive towards the player's character.
Synonyms: un-aggro