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plural of bête noire
Synonyms & Antonyms of bêtes noires
1
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 for bêtes noires
- black beasts,
- bogeys
- (also bogies),
- bugaboos,
- bugbears,
- dreads,
- hobgoblins,
- ogres
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2
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
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“Bêtes noires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/b%C3%AAtes%20noires. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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