Synonyms of bête noire

bête noire

noun

1

as in dread

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason

doing my own tax return is the bête noire that haunts me every April

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dread
• spirit
• black beast
• plague
• bogy
• demon
• bugaboo
• bugbear
• curse
• bogie
• monster
• ogre
• bogey
• terror
• ghost
• devil
• fantasm
• hobgoblin
• enemy
• torment
• phantom
• spectre
• wraith
• horror
• apparition
• horrible
• daemon
• specter
• phantasm
• poltergeist
• spook
• banshee
• incubus
• bane
• fright
• ghoul
• bogeyman
• imp
• shade
• bogyman
• scourge
• abomination
• fiend
• anathema
• monstrosity

2

as in enemy

something or someone that is hated

in that organization's view, society's number one bête noire should be the drunk driver of a motor vehicle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enemy
• hate
• abhorrence
• antipathy
• nuisance
• abomination
• adversary
• anathema
• detestation
• aversion
• execration
• grievance
• phobia
• bogy
• dread
• bugaboo
• hang-up
• bugbear
• annoyance
• horror
• bogie
• bogey
• peeve
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• beloved
• dear
• joy
• pleasure
• honey
• darling
• enjoyment
• delight
• preference
• sweetheart
• favorite
• treasure
• felicity
• like

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• love
• beloved
• dear
• joy
• pleasure
• honey
• darling
• enjoyment
• delight
• preference
• sweetheart
• favorite
• treasure
• felicity
• like

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