zombie
MYTHICAL UNDEAD BEING CREATED THROUGH THE REANIMATION OF A HUMAN CORPSE, OR SUBMITTED PERSON OR ENTITY
Zombie (folklore); Zombies; Zombism; Zombie apocalypse/Old; Zombies!; Zmobie; Zombeh; Zombies in literature and fiction; Zombification; Zombey; Zombys; Zombie infection; Zombies in comics; Necropalypse; Zombie comics; Z-Day; Z day; Felicia Felix-Mentor; Vodoun Zombification; Zombies in popular culture; Zombie (fiction); Zombie-ism; Zombie manga; Zombie horror; Zombie (fictional); 🧟; 🧟♂️; 🧟♀️; Animated corpse
¦ noun
1. a corpse supposedly revived by witchcraft, especially in certain African and Caribbean religions.
2. informal a lifeless, apathetic, or completely unresponsive person.
Derivatives
zombification noun
zombify verb (zombifies, zombifying, zombified).
Origin
C19: of W. Afr. origin; cf. Kikongo zumbi 'fetish'.