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Meanings of macabre in English

Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.

        Related terms

        Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin.

              Usage of macabre in English
              1
              Passing the second large oil pump, I made yet another macabre discovery.
              Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
              2
              Kevin Yates' sporting future has suddenly become a macabre game of Cluedo.
              The Irish Times
              3
              I know nothing of those heroes of macabre fact masquerading as fiction.
              Vittorio, the vampire
              4
              Chance makes an unusual request before embarking on a macabre handiwork project.
              Radio NZ
              5
              Though she was still human, technically, she'd been given their macabre thirst.
              Summer knight
              6
              The macabre scene was simply too grotesque, and audiences protested in horror.
              The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
              7
              Bodies were being stripped of clothes and left in macabre, frozen heaps.
              Swan Song
              8
              Some of the greatest children's stories are truly macabre, wouldn't you say?
              The genesis secret
              9
              The images in Linda Fregni Nagler's book are touching and slightly macabre.
              The Guardian
              10
              The entire place felt macabre, like nothing Payne had ever experienced before.
              Sword of god
              11
              The thought of Sasha gorging on that macabre glut made me uneasy.
              The Girls
              12
              Bit by bit, like a macabre puzzle, my hands came together again.
              The accidental demon slayer
              13
              The decimation was so bad that the family acquired a macabre celebrity.
              The Guardian
              14
              A darkly macabre thriller this, much in the style of Minette Walters.
              The Irish Times
              15
              My eyes went back to the earthen pedestal and its macabre exhibit.
              Deadly Décisions
              16
              The painting includes four macabre cast faces that heighten the chilly surrealism.
              The Guardian
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              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common