Zombification
Noun
UK
/ˌzɒm.bɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌzɑːm.bə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Definition
The process of becoming or acting like a zombie, a walking dead body.
Example
"The movie showed the zombification of the town’s people."
"In stories, zombification happens when magic or infection turns people into walking dead creatures."
"Long hours without rest can cause mental zombification, making you feel dull and slow."
Explanation
Zombification means turning someone or something into a zombie (a walking dead body in movies or stories), either in stories or in a figurative way. For example, the film showed the zombification of a whole city. In real life, people sometimes use it to mean losing energy or control, like too much TV causes mental zombification. So, it can describe fictional change into zombies or real tiredness and dullness.