macrabre

ma·ca·bre

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈkäb; -ˈkä-brə, -bər; -ˈkäbr^ə\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from (danse) macabre dance of death, from Middle French (danse de)Macabré

Date: 1889

1: having death as a subject :comprising or including a personalized representation of death

2: dwelling on the gruesome
3: tending to produce horror in a beholder