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Bete Noire
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Bete Noire
see synonyms of bete noirenounWord forms: plural betes noires or bêtes noires
something that is particularly disliked
Our real bete noire is the car boot sale.
nounWord forms: plural bêtes noires (bɛt nwar)
a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
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Bete Noire
see synonyms of bete noire Word forms: plural ˌbêtesˈ noires (ˌbeɪtˈnwɑrz
; bātˌnwärzˈ; Fr bɛtˈnwaʀ; betnwȧrˈ)
a person or thing that is disliked or feared, and therefore avoided
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Bete Noire
see synonyms of bete noiren.
One that is particularly disliked or that is to be avoided: "Fidel Castro, the bête noire of American presidents" (Benjamin I. Page).
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