undead

[ uhn-ded ]

adjective

1. no longer alive but animated by a supernatural force, as a vampire or zombie.

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. undead beings collectively.

undead

/ ʌnˈdɛd /

adjective

1. 1. (of a fictional being, such as a vampire) technically dead but reanimated
   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the undead

Word History and Origins

Origin of undead¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; un- ¹( def ) + dead ( def )

Example Sentences

That includes marrying a much older, undead Greek peasant shunned by this social caste’s peers.

From Salon

By the time the movie was over, the tourists had been stoned to death, dismembered, and cannibalized by undead Southerners celebrating the “Lost Cause.”

From Slate

If Burton's latest enjoys even a fraction of its predecessor's longevity, it'll be due to a supporting cast so good they sideline Keaton's undead spazz and breathe fresh, quirky life back into a dying IP.

From Salon

However, NME wrote in a four-star review of the film that Ortega "reanimates" the undead classic and applauds her performance as a the "sharp, disenchanted daughter".

From BBC

But for the first time in Donald Trump’s nine-year escalator ride through the whirling inferno of American public life, he finds himself on the margins and on the defensive, deprived of the mildly toxic media oxygen that gives him undead life.

From Salon