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BETE NOIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bete noire mean? 

BETE NOIRE (noun)
  The noun BETE NOIRE has 1 sense:

1. a detested personplay

  Familiarity information: BETE NOIRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BETE NOIRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A detested person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

anathema; bete noire

Context example:

he is an anathema to me

Hypernyms ("bete noire" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)


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