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