zombienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈzɒm.bi/us/ˈzɑːm.bi/(in stories) a frightening creature that is a dead person who has been brought back to life, but without human qualities. Zombies are not able to think and they are often shown as attacking and eating human beings:
Every horror fan is probably familiar with many zombie movies.
a dead person who is believed, in some Caribbean religions, to have been brought back to life by magic
informal disapproving a person who has no energy, seems to act without thinking, and does not notice what is happening:
He's just a zombie sitting in front of the TV all day.
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