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   Ma·ca·bre

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   adjective

   • 1. disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury: "a macabre series of murders" Similar gruesomegrislygrimgorymorbidghastlyunearthlyluridgrotesquehideoushorrifichorriblehorrifyinghorridhorrendousterrifyingfrighteningfrightfulfearsomeshockingdreadfulappallingloathsomerepugnantrepulsivesickeningblackweirdunhealthysick

   Word Origin mid 19th century (in dance macabre): French, from Danse Macabre ‘dance of death’, from Old French, perhaps from Macabé ‘a Maccabee’ (see Maccabee), with reference to a late medieval dance or procession called ‘the dance of the Maccabees’.

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   Jun 16, 2011 · macabre: [adjective] having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death.

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   What does macabre mean in English?

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   Who are macabre?

   • American Death/Grind unit Macabre was formed in 1985 by Nefarious (bass, vocals), Corporate Death (guitar, vocals) and Dennis the Menace (drums) in Chicago, Illinois. In 1987, they released a mini-LP titled "Grim Reality" on their own label Decomposed Records and the following year they released their first and only demo "Shitlist".

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   What does a macabre story mean?

   • macabre implies a morbid preoccupation with the physical aspects of death. lurid adds to gruesome the suggestion of shuddering fascination with violent death and especially with murder. a macabre story of murder and madness Police discovered a macabre scene inside the house.

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   What does macabre mean in Gothic literature?

   • Macabre: involvement with or depiction of death or injury, typically to a disturbing and horrifying extent. One of the chief hallmarks of American Gothic literature is its central theme of the macabre. Typically, death or injury is imminent, which is terrifying and horrific.

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   Macabre definition: gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. . See examples of MACABRE used in a sentence.

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   macabre: 1 adj shockingly repellent; inspiring horror “ macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages” “ macabre tortures conceived by madmen” Synonyms: ghastly , grim , grisly , gruesome , sick alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger

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   Define macabre. macabre synonyms, macabre pronunciation, macabre translation, English dictionary definition of macabre. adj. 1. Upsetting or horrifying by association ...