bete : Idioms & Phrases

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bete noire

  • noun a detested person
    anathema.
    • he is an anathema to me
WordNet
Bête" noire" (Also<
  • Bete noire
  • Bête noire
)
Etymology
Fr., lit. black beast.
Definitions
  1. Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
Webster 1913