Macabre
Definition
Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
Etymology
Borrowed from French macabre, whose etymology is uncertain. Possibly from the term danse macabre, most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name Maccabees; compare Latin Chorea Machabaeorum.
Synonyms
ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying
In a sentence
- A macabre postmortem that read like a horror story.
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Source
Vocabulary.md