undead
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/ʌnˈdɛd/
English
Definitions
noun
- (horror fiction) A creature that is undead; that is, dead but still animate.
noun
- (horror fiction) Those creatures which are undead; that is, dead yet still animate.“In the zombie movie, an army of the undead accosted some nubile skinny-dipping teenagers.”
adjective
- Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
- (horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living.
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Synonyms
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