undeath

English

Etymology

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

Noun

undeath (uncountable)

1. The state of being undead.

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

2. The moment of passing into an undead state.
   • 2012 March 1, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, The Vampire Megapack: 27 Modern and Classic Vampire Stories, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 414:

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

   • 2021, Hailey Piper, Queen of Teeth:

     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.

See also

• unlife

Anagrams

• de-haunt, dehaunt, haunted, nut head, nut-head, nuthead, unhated