adjective
- neither living nor dead, especially in supernatural fiction
Usage: fantasy; horror fiction
noun
- supernatural beings that are neither living nor dead, such as vampires or zombies
Usage: fantasy; horror fiction; often used with ‘the’
Examples
- The vampire was one of the undead creatures in the story.
- Zombies are classic examples of undead monsters.
- The hero fought against an army of undead warriors.
- In the game, players must defeat the undead to progress.
- The undead rose from their graves at midnight.
- She cast a spell to protect the village from the undead.