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enfant terrible definition

en·fant ter·ri·ble (än fän te rē′bl')

  1. an unmanageable, mischievous child
  2. anyone constantly vexing, startling, or embarrassing others, as, in the arts, by outraging conventional opinion or expectations

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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