undead

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

un-dead

1.
(not comparable, obsolete)Not dead; alive.
2.
(not comparable)Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
3.
(not comparable)(horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

undeadundeadsun-dead

1.
(horror and fantasy fiction) A creature that is undead; that is, dead but still animate.
In the zombie movie, an army of the undead accosted some unsuspecting teenagers.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

undeadlyundeadnessFrankenstein's monsterliving deadmummy revenant vampire zombie undying

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English undede, equivalent to un- + dead. The first attestation is from around 1400. The term was revived, popularized, and imbued with supernatural connotations by its usage in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897).