Macabre

Pronunciation: /məˈkɑːbrə/

Definitions of macabre

adjective suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome; having a grim or ghastly atmosphere

Example Sentences

A1 The children were scared by the macabre decorations at the Halloween party.

A2 She couldn't sleep after watching a macabre horror movie.

B1 The artist's macabre paintings were both disturbing and intriguing.

B2 The novel delves into the macabre world of serial killers and their motives.

C1 The play's macabre themes and dark humor left the audience in awe.

C2 The director's use of macabre imagery added an unsettling atmosphere to the film.

Examples of macabre in a Sentence

formal The play had a macabre theme, with dark and unsettling scenes throughout.

informal The horror movie was so macabre, I couldn't sleep for days after watching it.

slang That haunted house was totally macabre, it gave me the creeps.

figurative The artist's use of macabre imagery in their paintings added a haunting quality to their work.

Grammatical Forms of macabre

• past tense: macabred
• plural: macabres
• comparative: more macabre
• superlative: most macabre
• present tense: macabres
• future tense: will macabre
• perfect tense: have macabred
• continuous tense: is macabring
• singular: macabre
• positive degree: macabre
• infinitive: to macabre
• gerund: macabring
• participle: macabred

Origin and Evolution of macabre

First Known Use: 1376 year

Language of Origin: Middle French

Story behind the word: The word 'macabre' is derived from the Middle French word 'macabre' or 'danse macabre', which translates to 'dance of death'. It originated from the medieval allegorical representation of the universality of death.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the macabre and gruesome depictions of death in art and literature, the word 'macabre' has evolved to encompass anything that is disturbing, gruesome, or morbid in nature.