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Macabre means having death as a subject, dwelling on the gruesome, or tending to produce horror. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of macabre from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A death head wearing the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, on the sarcophagus of Habsburg emperor Charles VI in the crypt of the Capuchin church in Vienna, Austria. In works of art, the adjective macabre ( US: / məˈkɑːb / or UK: / məˈkɑːbrə /; French: [makabʁ]) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere".
Macabre means very strange and unpleasant because it is connected with death or violence. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and explore its origin and usage in the Cambridge Dictionary.
Macabre definition: gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. . See examples of MACABRE used in a sentence.
Macabre means very strange and unpleasant because of death or violence. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.
Find 81 words that mean extremely disturbing or repellent, such as gruesome, horrific, or nightmare. Learn how to use macabre and its synonyms in different contexts and contrast them with antonyms like delightful or agreeable.
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
