limit break
Desperation power surge
A limit break is a powerful special attack in video games, typically available only after a character has taken significant damage or filled a meter through combat.
The term originated in Final Fantasy VII and has spread to other games and broader usage.
Figuratively, hitting a limit break means reaching a point where someone unleashes exceptional effort or emotion: I hit my limit break during finals week and somehow aced everything.
Highest or most extreme
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- superOutstanding or above
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- special attackUnique powerful combat move
critical hit · signature move · combo · fatality · deathblow · power play · desperation move · burst
Burden beyond capacity
- overclockRun beyond specs
- superchargeForce extra air in
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- boostUpward push or increase
maximize · overdrive · spike · unleash · erupt · explode · intensify · escalate
Movement to higher position
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- transformationThorough change in form
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
liberation · self-actualization · apotheosis · evolution · rebirth · elevation · sublimation · enlightenment
Obstruction preventing passage
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- capCovering for top
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- boundaryLine marking a limit
restriction · wall · plateau · bottleneck · tipping point · watershed · milestone · crossroads
ultimate
Highest or most extreme
special attack · critical hit · signature move · combo · fatality · deathblow · power play · desperation move · burst · trance
overload
Burden beyond capacity
- overclockRun beyond specs
- superchargeForce extra air in
- amplifyIncrease in strength
boost · maximize · overdrive · spike · unleash · erupt · explode · intensify · escalate · fortify
ascension
Movement to higher position
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- transformationThorough change in form
- breakthroughSudden important advance
metamorphosis · liberation · self-actualization · apotheosis · evolution · rebirth · elevation · sublimation · enlightenment · unshackling
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- capCovering for top
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
boundary · restriction · wall · plateau · bottleneck · tipping point · watershed · milestone · crossroads · turning point
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