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adjective
- 1. disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death: "a macabre series of murders" Similar
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used to describe something that is very strange and unpleasant because it is connected with death or violence: Even the police were horrified at the macabre nature of the killings. She has a pretty macabre sense of humour. Synonyms. ghastly. ghoulish disapproving. grim. grisly. gruesome. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying.
Jun 16, 2011 · 1. : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death. The macabre dance included a procession of skeletons. 2. : dwelling on the gruesome. a macabre presentation of a tragic story. 3. : tending to produce horror in a beholder. this macabre procession of starving peasants. Did you know?
Macabre definition: gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. . See examples of MACABRE used in a sentence.
used to describe something that is very strange and unpleasant because it is connected with death or violence: Even the police were horrified at the macabre nature of the killings. She has a pretty macabre sense of humor. Synonyms. ghastly. ghoulish disapproving. grim. grisly. gruesome. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying.
The adjective macabre is used to describe things that involve the horror of death or violence. If a story involves lots of blood and gore, you can call it macabre.
You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury. Police have made a macabre discovery. American English : macabre / məˈkɑbrə /
Macabre definition: Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome.
Definition of macabre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
macabre definition: strange and frightening, and often connected with death: . Learn more.
1. Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome: "When Lucia describes [the saints'] torments, Jo sees a chorus of macabre dolls, most of them missing parts" (Nancy Reisman). See Synonyms at ghastly. 2. Constituting or including a representation of death.
