Macabre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Macabre is an adjective meaning Representing or personifying death.
Meaning
Representing or personifying death.
More Meanings
- Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
- Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
Example Sentences
The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from every-day life.
Indeed, in the 1854 draft of Tristan he planned to have Parzival visit the dying knight, and both operas display the same macabre obsession with bloody gore and festering wounds.
There are four fundamental figures. One is a man measuring and comparing his world[…] In front of him is a macabre figure, a cadaver ready to be dissected. This symbolizes man serving mankind. The third figure is the scientist, the man who makes use of the information gathered in the first two fields of mensurable science.
Synonyms for macabre
Depending on context, synonyms include ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying, grim, alarming.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ghastly, grisly, gruesome, grim, alarming, ghoulish.
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