zombificar

Senses

1. 1.

   to zombify

   to turn into a zombie; to make someone behave like a zombie

2. 2.

   to stupify; to daze

   to render someone in a trance-like or unconscious state

Examples

• "El contacto con el virus zombificó a toda la población."

  Contact with the virus zombified the entire population.

• "El abuso de pantallas está zombificando a los jóvenes."

  Screen addiction is stupifying young people.

• "La rutina diaria la ha zombificado completamente."

  Daily routine has completely dazes her.

Usage

This is a modern, informal verb formed from the English loanword "zombie" with the Spanish suffix -ficar (meaning "to make" or "to turn into"). It is commonly used in contemporary Spanish, especially in casual speech, media criticism, and horror contexts. The verb can be literal (fantasy/horror fiction) or figurative (describing someone in a dazed or mindless state).