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bête noire [or] bete noire
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- pronunciation:
- bet
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noun |
| inflections: |
bêtes noires |
| definition: |
(French) black beast; someone or something that is intensely disliked or feared.
These animal rights activists are the bête noire of that country's fishing industry.- antonyms:
- favorite
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| related words: |
anathema, archenemy, dread, enemy, fear, fright, peeve |
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