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 …

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 …

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

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

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

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 …

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. …

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.

MACABRE meaning: involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant

Definitions of '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.