WORD: MACABRE
MEANING:
1. Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome: ""When Lucia describes [the saints'] torments, Jo sees a chorus of macabre dolls, most of them missing parts"" (Nancy Reisman). See Synonyms at ghastly.
2. Constituting or including a representation of death.
3. deathli, horrific
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and even a macabre medical device used to measure head size.
PRONOUNCE:
ma·ca·bre - मकाब्र / मकैब्र / मकाबर
LINK: MACABRE
MEANING:
1. Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome: ""When Lucia describes [the saints'] torments, Jo sees a chorus of macabre dolls, most of them missing parts"" (Nancy Reisman). See Synonyms at ghastly.
2. Constituting or including a representation of death.
3. deathli, horrific
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and even a macabre medical device used to measure head size.
PRONOUNCE:
ma·ca·bre - मकाब्र / मकैब्र / मकाबर
LINK: MACABRE
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