# permadeath

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɝmədɛθ/

## Definitions
1. Permanent death, where the player cannot continue but is obliged to restart the game from the beginning.
2. Likewise, any situation where a player character or characters who die are lost permanently but do not trigger a game over, allowing the player to proceed without the character(s). Particularly applies if said deaths are avoidable (not forced by the plot) and occur only as a result of player blunder.

## Etymology
From perma- + death.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/permadeath