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bête noire Definition

bête· noire (bāt′ nwär; Fr bet nwȧr)

noun pl. bêtes′· noiresbāt′nwärz; Fr bet nwȧr

a person or thing that is disliked or feared, and therefore avoided

Etymology: Fr, lit., black beast

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