undead

American  

[uhn-ded] / ˌʌnˈdɛd /

adjective

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

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. undead beings collectively.

undead British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of undead

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

Example Sentences

Many of the old locations are expanded and littered with new side objectives, such as hunting and killing more powerful undead monsters, or maybe just a bit of rat extermination.

From Washington Post

These objectives earn you special “spinel” jewels to trade for rare items from the iconic undead merchant, who this time has an even heavier, cartoonish cockney accent.

From Washington Post

In that perfect world where Fox News ceased to exist, its viewers and the larger neofascist and antidemocracy movement would shamble on like one of the undead.

From Salon

The educational experiment used escape rooms and the undead to set the stage for a terrible situation that would become all too real.

From Scientific American

There will also be a Zombies mode developed by Black Ops studio Treyarch which will connect with the previous undead story from Black Ops Cold War.

From The Verge