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Definition of zombie - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
horrorreanimated corpse in horror stories or voodoo
- The zombie staggered through the graveyard.
2.
- He walked through the day like a zombie.
3.
computingTECH. computer controlled by malwareTECH.
- The zombie sent spam emails without the user's knowledge.
4.
beverageRare US mixed drink made of several kinds of rumRare US
- He ordered a zombie at the tiki bar..
5.
technologyTECH. process that has ended but not removedTECH.
- The server was slowed by a zombie process.
6.
philosophyTECH. hypothetical being without consciousnessTECH.
- Philosophers debated the existence of a zombie.
Expressions with zombie
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banker working for an insolvent bank
The zombie banker continued to work despite the bank's financial troubles.
economy with stagnant growth and high debt
The country has been stuck in a zombie economy for years.
appearance of being lifeless or dull
The zombie effect of the abandoned town was eerie.
organization that is ineffective but continues to exist
The committee became a zombie organization after losing its funding.
in a mechanical and lifeless manner
He walked to work like a zombie.
bank that cannot survive without outside help or is insolvent
The government bailed out the zombie bank again.
company needing bailouts to keep operating
The government provided funds to the zombie company.
old debt no longer valid but still collected
The company tried to collect zombie debt from her.
concept that refuses to die even when debunked
The myth of trickle-down economics is a zombie idea.
project that continues despite being unproductive
The team is stuck working on a zombie project that never ends.
tag chase where caught players join the infected team and pursue others
We played zombie tag until everyone got caught and started chasing.
metaphor for any catastrophic societal breakdown
The economic crisis felt like a zombie apocalypse.
slow, aimless walk like a zombie
He did a zombie walk after staying up all night.
situation where people act without thinking
The office felt like a zombie world with everyone just going through the motions.
distracted pedestrian focused only on their smartphone
Watch out for the smartphone zombie crossing the street.
dance mimicking the undead with costumes
The group performed a zombie dance at the festival.
supernatural force reanimating a dead body
The zombie spirit was summoned during the ritual.
computer system that is unresponsive
The server entered a zombie state and needed a reboot.
debtor barely able to make minimum payments
The bank identified several zombie debtors in its portfolio.
savings and loan association that is insolvent but continues to operate
The government bailed out the zombie S&L to prevent a financial crisis.
Origin of zombie
West African, nzambi (god)
Terms with zombie included in their meaning
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zombie
reanimated corpse
fiction
zombie in fictional contexts
fiction
zombie character in stories
apathetic
lacking energy or emotion like a zombie
tired mother
mother exhausted from childcare, resembling a zombie
horror
turned into a zombie or zombie-like state
fiction
transform into a zombie, an undead creature
behavior
slow, aimless walk like a zombie
Examples of zombie in a sentence
The zombie chased the survivors relentlessly. After the red-eye flight, he was a zombie all morning. She walked into the meeting like a zombie, barely speaking. The network was compromised by a zombie. A zombie was used to launch the cyber attack. She sipped on a zombie by the pool.
The bartender mixed a strong zombie. A zombie process was consuming resources. The system was cluttered with zombie processes. A zombie lacks any form of awareness. The concept of a zombie challenges our understanding of consciousness.
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- French:zombie, personne hébétée, ...
- German:Zombie, apathische Person, ...
- Italian:zombie, persona smarrita, ...
- Spanish:zombi, persona en estado de shock, ...
- Portuguese:zombie, zombi, ...
- Chinese:僵尸, 行尸走肉, ...
- Japanese:ゾンビ, 無気力な人, ...
- Arabic:زومْبِي, شخص متبلد, ...
- Hebrew:זוֹמְבִּי, זוֹמְבִּי, ...
- Russian:зомби, апатичный человек, ...
- Ukrainian:зомбі, апатична людина, ...
- Hindi:ज़ॉम्बी, ज़ोंबी, ...
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