UNALIVE Definition & Meaning

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unalive

[ uhn-uh-lahyv ]

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verb (used with object)

Slang.

to kill (oneself or another person): The point of the game is to unalive all enemies before losing your last life token.
Is it a cry for help when people on social media talk about unaliving themselves?
The point of the game is to unalive all enemies before losing your last life token.

adjective

Slang. dead ( def 1 ):
Our unalive goldfish was floating at the top of the fishbowl.
That joke killed me—I am unalive!
(of an inanimate object) lifeless and lacking even the facsimile of life:
the unalive occupants of the wax museum.
(of a living being) unaware of someone or something, or generally isolated, numb, or unresponsive:
We were unalive to the possibilities of fusion cuisine before our travels.
She was unalive in the face of her own children’s suffering.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of unalive¹

First recorded in 1820–30 unalive fordefs 2, 3, 4, and in 2015–20 unalive fordef 1; un- ²( def ) + alive ( def ); the recent senses “to kill; die by suicide” are euphemisms to avoid censorship on the internet

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Example Sentences

The intent was for them to appear unalive while still getting across a sense of the person they used to be.

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The necrophile, however, is driven by a love for all that is dead, destroyed or decaying—or, the author believes, in a modern departure—for what is unalive and purely mechanistic….

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Beltrama draws a parallel between “unalive” and how a saying like “Let’s go Brandon” has become a way to express disdain for President Biden without using the profane phrase that it’s code for.

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“Unalive” refers to death by suicide or homicide.

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Using “unalive” could actually make for more meaningful discussions among youths — giving them a sense of community and trust they couldn’t have with adults who use the words “suicide” or “kill.”

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