macabre

Adjective

Disturbing and horrifying, often dealing with death and the gruesome.

ریشه

From the French word 'macabre', meaning 'dance of death'. It originated from the Middle French phrase 'danse macabre', which referred to a medieval allegorical representation of the universality of death.

مثال

• The movie was filled with macabre scenes of murder and violence.
• The artist's paintings often depicted macabre imagery.
• The macabre stories in the book gave me chills.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Macabre imagery Macabre atmosphere Macabre stories Macabre scenes