- bêtenoire
- bête noire[[t]ˌbeɪt ˈnwɑr[/t]] n. pl. bêtes noires [[t]ˌbeɪt ˈnwɑrz[/t]]fot a person or thing esp. disliked or dreaded•Etymology: 1835–45; < F: lit., black beast
From formal English to slang. 2014.
bêtenoire
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bêtenoire — bête noire (bĕt nwärʹ) n. One that is particularly disliked or that is to be avoided: “Tax shelters had long been the bête noire of reformers” (Irwin Ross). [French : bête, beast + noire, black.] * * * … Universalium
