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bête noire definition

bête· noire (bāt′ nwär′; Fr bet nwȧr′)

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

Etymology: Fr, lit., black beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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