Macabre
WordNet
adjective
(1) Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
"Ghastly wounds"
"The grim aftermath of the bombing"
"The grim task of burying the victims"
"A grisly murder"
"Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"
"Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"
"Macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
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Etymology
From , whose etymology is uncertain.
Most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name ; compare French , presumably from Latin Chorea Machabæorum.
Possibly from , from , plural of , but the Arabic etymology is rejected by Romance linguists.