macabre
adjective/mɐˈka.bɾu/medium
ma·ca·bro
Definition
Having a grim or ghastly quality, often associated with death.
The film's plot was dark and macabre.
He has a macabre fascination with old cemeteries.
Common collocations
macabre sense of humormacabre scenemacabre talemacabre discovery
Idiomatic expressions
- dance macabre (medieval allegorical representation of death)
Etymology
Do francês 'macabre', possivelmente do nome próprio 'Macabé' (referência aos Mártires Macabeus) ou do árabe 'maqabir' (cemitérios).