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Bete noire

noun
1.
A detested person.  Synonym: anathema.





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"Bete noire" Quotes from Famous Books



... Madame Massin had predicted, was the bete noire of the relations, their sword of Damocles; and Madame Cremiere's favorite saying, "Well, whoever lives will know," shows that they wished at any rate more ...
— Ursula • Honore de Balzac


Words linked to "Bete noire" :   unpleasant person, anathema, disagreeable person


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