zombiism
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A condition of behaving like a zombie with slow movement and blank eyes
- noun
- /ˈzɑːm.bi.ɪ.zəm/
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comportamiento de zombi
- The Haitian government takes the threat seriously enough to have a law on the books to prevent outbreaks of zombiism.
Examples
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Many people argue that the rise of social media has led to a form of zombiism, where individuals mindlessly scroll through their feeds without engaging critically.
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In the film, the characters begin to exhibit zombiism as they lose their ability to think independently amid the chaos.
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The author critiques modern society's zombiism, highlighting how consumers often follow trends without questioning their impact.
How Zombie-Like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Zombiism joins zombie with -ism, where -ism can mean 'a state or way of behaving'. Because zombie originally means a lifeless, walking person, zombiism describes the condition or behaviour of being or acting like a zombie.