1. the process of turning someone or something into a zombie
Usage: often used in horror fiction
2. the act of making someone mindless or lacking independent thought
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The movie depicted the zombification of the entire town.
• Scientists studied the fictional zombification process in the novel.
• The cult’s zombification of its members was deeply disturbing.
• He worried about the zombification of students through mindless repetition.
• The zombification theme runs throughout the horror series.
• Critics argued that social media led to the zombification of discourse.