1. having death as a subject or being gruesome and disturbing

Examples

• The horror movie featured macabre scenes that frightened the audience.
• She had a macabre sense of humor that made others uncomfortable.
• The artist’s macabre paintings depicted skeletons and death.
• His macabre fascination with graveyards worried his friends.
• The detective novel contained macabre details about the crime scene.
• The haunted house was decorated with macabre props for Halloween.