bête noire |ˌbāt ˈnwär; ˌbet|noun ( pl. bêtes noires pronunc. same or |ˈnwärz|)a person or thing that one particularly dislikes : great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘black beast.’
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bête noire |ˌbāt ˈnwär; ˌbet|noun ( pl. bêtes noires pronunc. same or |ˈnwärz|)a person or thing that one particularly dislikes : great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘black beast.’
bête noire |ˌbāt ˈnwär; ˌbet|noun ( pl. bêtes noires pronunc. same or |ˈnwärz|)a person or thing that one particularly dislikes : great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘black beast.’
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