bête noire

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bête noire

\bɛt nwaʁ\

noun bêtes noires

bête noire\bɛt nwaʁ\féminin

In English

bête noire someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked
pet peeve something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike
whangdoodle term of disparagement

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"bête noire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/b%C3%AAte%20noire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"bête noire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/b%C3%AAte%20noire.

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@misc{be_te_noire_2026,
  title = {bête noire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/b%C3%AAte%20noire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}