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

In English, macabre was originally used in reference to this "dance of death" but then gradually broadened in use to describe anything grim or horrific. Today macabre functions as a synonym of …

In art, the term macabre (US: / məˈkɑːb / or UK: / məˈkɑːbrə /; French: [makabʁ]) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere". The macabre emphasises the details and symbols of …

Serious and unpleasant (Definition of macabre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of macabre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

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).

Characterized by or suggestive of the gruesomeness of the danse macabre; grim, horrific, repulsive. One Dance of Death circles uninterruptedly from end to end... The book is macabre, but unaffectedly …

Macabre definition: Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: macabre /məˈkɑːbə -brə / adj gruesome; ghastly; grim Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French danse macabre dance of death, probably …