bête noire
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noun \ˌbet-ˈnwär, ˌbāt-\ plural bêtes noires \ˌbet-ˈnwär(z), ˌbāt-\
Definition of BÊTE NOIRE
: a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear
See Examples of BÊTE NOIRE
- a politician who is the bête noire of liberal groups
- <doing my own tax return is the bête noire that haunts me every April>
Origin of BÊTE NOIRE
French, literally, black beast
First Known Use: 1828
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