living dead

• Bezeichnung für Zombies oder, im übertragenen Sinn, für Menschen, die körperlich am Leben, aber emotional, geistig oder seelisch völlig erschöpft sind, als wäre kein Leben mehr in ihnen.

A phrase referring to zombies or, metaphorically, to people who are physically alive but emotionally, mentally, or spiritually drained, as if they have no life left in them.

1. Zombies or undead creaturesB2informal

   A fictional being that is physically dead but appears to be alive, often depicted as reanimated corpses.

   lebende Tote

   • The movie was about an army of the living dead attacking a small town.
   • In many horror stories, the living dead rise from their graves at night.
   • He dressed up as one of the living dead for Halloween.

2. Exhausted or lifeless stateB2informal

   A metaphorical state of being extremely tired, apathetic, or lacking energy, as if one were dead while still alive.

   Lebender Toter

   • After working three double shifts, I felt like one of the living dead.
   • She walked around like the living dead after pulling an all-nighter.
   • The long commute left him feeling like the living dead.