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macabre
adjectivegeneral usecommon/mɐˈka.bɾu/ma·ca·bro
Definition
1Having 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)