undeath

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noun

The state of being undead.

“After the vampire bit me, I passed from life to undeath.”

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Meanings

nounundeath (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being undead.

    After the vampire bit me, I passed from life to undeath.

  2. uncountableThe moment of passing into an undead state.

    "That invitation was made before your death. Or undeath. Or whatever you call it." "Rebirth," he whispered. "Begone!"

    2012 March 1, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, The Vampire Megapack: 27 Modern and Classic Vampire Stories, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 414
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    No one could decide for certain whether the specimen as a whole were alive or dead, only that some organ function remained and the cells continued to regenerate, albeit at a much slower rate than before their death. Or undeath.

    2021, Hailey Piper, Queen of Teeth

Origin

From un- + death, on the pattern of undead.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

undeath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeath

MLA

“undeath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undeath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeath.

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