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macabre

adjectivegeneral usecommon/mɐˈka.bɾu/ma·ca·bro

Definition

1

Having a grim or ghastly quality, often associated with death.

Usage examples

“The film's plot was dark and macabre.”
“He has a macabre fascination with old cemeteries.”

Common combinations

macabre sense of humormacabre scenemacabre talemacabre discovery

Idiomatic expressions

  • dance macabre (medieval allegorical representation of death)