zumbi — meaning in English

English meaning

• revenant noun A spirit or reanimated corpse said to return from the dead, as in folklore or horror fiction.
• zombie noun In folklore and fiction, a reanimated corpse controlled by magic or driven by a mindless urge to attack the living.

Senses

zumbi is used for these senses in English:

• revenant A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
• zombie (computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

revenant — full definition

1. noun A spirit or reanimated corpse said to return from the dead, as in folklore or horror fiction.
2. noun Someone who reappears after a long absence.

zombie — full definition

1. noun In folklore and fiction, a reanimated corpse controlled by magic or driven by a mindless urge to attack the living.
2. noun A person who seems dazed, slow, or lifeless, especially from exhaustion.
3. noun A computer secretly infected with malware and remotely controlled by an attacker, usually as part of a larger network.

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