bête noire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French, literally ‘black beast’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /beɪtˈnwɑ:/ (or as French IPA: /bɛt nwaʀ/)

[edit] Noun

bête noire (plural bêtes noires)

1. An anathema; someone or something which is particularly disliked or avoided; an object of aversion, the bane of one’s existence.

[edit] See also

• bugbear