macabre — disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
Pronunciation (IPA): /məˈkɑːbrə/
Korean meaning: 죽음과 부상을 다루거나 묘사하여 불안하고 끔찍한
Korean pronunciation: 머-카-브러 (강세: 카)
Example Sentences
- His macabre collection of vintage medical instruments made guests uncomfortable at dinner parties.
- The artist's macabre paintings depicted skeletons dancing at a wedding.
- She had a macabre sense of timing, always telling ghost stories during lunch.
macabre
ADJECTIVE//məˈkɑːbrə//
disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
Disturbing art depicting death and horror
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Where candelabra fell, lies the macabre sabre
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Origin
From French macabre, possibly derived from the name Machabaeus (the biblical Maccabees), or from Old French Macabré. The term became associated with a medieval dance of death (danse macabre) that depicted the inevitability of death.
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“His macabre collection of vintage medical instruments made guests uncomfortable at dinner parties.”
“The artist's macabre paintings depicted skeletons dancing at a wedding.”
“She had a macabre sense of timing, always telling ghost stories during lunch.”
“The crime scene was too macabre for rookie detectives to handle.”
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