"macabre" meaning in Anglais

See macabre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \məˈkɑː.bɹə\, \məˈkɑb\, \məˈkɑ.bɚ\ Audio: En-us-macabre.ogg , En-au-macabre.ogg Forms: more macabre [comparative], most macabre [superlative]
  1. Macabre.
    Sense id: fr-macabre-en-adj-sRYU0z73 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Macabre, morbide, gothique, thanatophile.
    Sense id: fr-macabre-en-adj-vadHPmDf Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Macabre, sinistre, lugubre.
    Sense id: fr-macabre-en-adj-GZmXBMBC Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying Derived forms: danse macabre
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