Main Entry: ma·ca·bre

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈkäb; -ˈkä-brə, -bər; -ˈkäbr^ə\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from (danse) macabre dance of death, from Middle French (danse de) Macabré

Date: 1889

1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
2 : dwelling on the gruesome
3 : tending to produce horror in a beholder

synonyms see ghastly