Miss
Preclude
Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, because the game selects a random trajectory originating from a gun's barrel (which doesn't preclude the shot actually firing straight), coupled with the random nature of the miss animations, this trope can also subvert itself as a shot visually hits a target but has no effect.
Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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