macabre
adjective
[ məˈkɑːbr(ə) ]
• disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
• "a macabre series of murders"
Similar:
gruesome,
grisly,
grim,
gory,
morbid,
ghastly,
unearthly,
lurid,
grotesque,
hideous,
horrific,
horrible,
horrifying,
horrid,
horrendous,
terrifying,
frightening,
frightful,
fearsome,
shocking,
dreadful,
appalling,
loathsome,
repugnant,
repulsive,
sickening,
black,
weird,
unhealthy,
sick,
Origin:
late 19th century: from French macabre, from Danse Macabre ‘dance of death’, from Old French, perhaps from Macabé ‘a Maccabee’, with reference to a miracle play depicting the slaughter of the Maccabees.
