Meaning Of The Word Bete noire

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bete noire
If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.

bête noire in American English
a person or thing that is disliked or feared, and therefore avoided
noun: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane; bugbear

bete noire in British English
noun: a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
noun: something that is particularly disliked

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