Definitions for macabre
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Princeton's WordNet
ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick(adj)
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
"ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
Wiktionary
macabre(Adjective)
Representing or personifying death.
macabre(Adjective)
Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
macabre(Adjective)
Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
Translations for macabre
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- makaberAfrikaans

- رَهيب، مُرَوِعArabic

- страховитBulgarian

- macabroPortuguese (BR)

- strašidelnýCzech

- grausig, makaberGerman

- makaberDanish

- μακάβριοςGreek

- macabroSpanish

- õudneEstonian

- مهیبFarsi

- makaaberiFinnish

- macabreFrench

- מָקַבּרִיHebrew

- पैशाचिकHindi

- sablastanCroatian

- hátborzongatóHungarian

- mengerikanIndonesian

- óhugnanlegur, dauða-Icelandic

- macabroItalian

- 気味の悪いJapanese

- 소름끼치는Korean

- klaikus, makabriškasLithuanian

- drausmīgs; šaušalīgsLatvian

- dahsyat dan mengerikanMalay

- griezeligDutch

- makaberNorwegian

- makabrycznyPolish

- ،ترسناك مهیبPersian

- ډارونكى،وحشتناكPashto

- macabroPortuguese

- macabruRomanian

- мрачный, жуткийRussian

- strašidelnýSlovak

- grozoten, obešenjaškiSlovenian

- jezivSerbian

- makaberSwedish

- น่าขยะแขยงThai

- korkunçTurkish

- 可怕的, 恐怖的Chinese (Trad.)

- похмурий; жахливийUkrainian

- ہولناک، سنگینUrdu

- rùng rợnVietnamese

- 可怕的,恐怖的,令人毛骨悚然的Chinese (Simp.)

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