bête noire
noun [C] /betˈnwɑːr/
/-ˈnwɑːr/ (plural bêtes noires)Definition
› a person or thing that you dislike very much or that annoys you: My particular bête noire is cigarette ends being left in half-empty glasses.Feelings of dislike and hatred
(Definition of bête noire noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abhorrence noun
- abomination noun
- anathema noun
- animosity noun
- antagonism noun
- anti-Semitism noun
- disgust noun
- dislike noun
- distaste noun
- enmity noun
- familiarity breeds contempt idiom
- hostility noun (UNFRIENDLINESS)
- loathing noun
- misandry noun
- misanthrope noun
- misogynist adjective
- misogynist noun
- repulsion noun (DISLIKE)
- virulence noun
- vitriol noun
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