Definition of macabre Macabre

/mʌkɑˈbɹʌ/ - [mukabru] - ma•ca•bre

We found 6 definitions of macabre from 4 different sources.

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What does macabre mean?

WordNet

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Adjective

macabre - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
  ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick
  alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
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  • macabre
    Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin.

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  • macabre, adjective.

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