About The Word Bete noire
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Bete noire
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What's The Definition Of Bete noire?
[n] a detested person; "he is an anathema to me"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bete noire: anathema Related Terms | Find terms related to Bete noire: affliction | anathema | bane | bogey | bogeyman | boggart | bogle | booger | boogerman | boogeyman | bug | bugaboo | bugbear | bugger | burden | calamity | crushing burden | curse | death | destruction | detestation | disease | Dracula | evil | fee-faw-fum | Frankenstein | frightener | ghost | ghoul | grievance | harm | hate | hobgoblin | holy terror | horror | incubus | infliction | monster | Mumbo Jumbo | nemesis | nightmare | ogre | ogress | open wound | pest | pestilence | phantom | plague | revenant | running sore | scarebabe | scarecrow | scarer | scourge | specter | succubus | terror | thorn | torment | vampire | vexation | visitation | werewolf | woe | Wolf-man See Also | disagreeable person | unpleasant person Bete noire In Webster's Dictionary \B[^e]te" noire"\ [Fr., lit. black beast.]
Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
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