Meaning Of The Word Bete noire

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Bete noire? Find Bete noire meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Bete noire Meaning

Bete noire Definition
Bete noire Definition

What's The Definition Of Bete noire?

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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Shaving stick ‐ noun: a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender…
  • Whin ‐ furze; whinstone; noun; noun: any thorny or prickly…
  • Aegisthus ‐ the son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra:…
  • Sorrowful ‐ full of sorrow; feeling, causing, or expressing…
  • Wood ear ‐ tree ear; noun; noun: an edible basidiomycetous…
  • Bats-wing coral-tree ‐ noun: a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of…
  • Carolina ‐ city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000…
  • Poultry farm ‐ noun: a farm on which domestic fowls, esp chickens…
  • Allenby ‐ ˈEdmund Henry Hynman (ˈhɪnmən ) 1st Viscount…
  • Barry ‐ a masculine name; noun: a male given name: from…