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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.
The meaning of MACABRE is having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death. How to use macabre in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
Macabre definition: gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. . See examples of MACABRE used in a sentence.
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 /
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.
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.
Definition of macabre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MACABRE meaning: strange and frightening, and often connected with death: . Learn more.
Definition of macabre in English: macabre. Pronunciation: /məˈkɑːbrə/ adjective. disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death: a macabre series of murders. More example sentences Synonyms. Origin.
