femme fatale
noun /ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl/
/ˌfem fəˈtæl/
(plural femmes fatales
(from French) /ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl/
/ˌfem fəˈtæl/
)- a very beautiful woman that men find sexually attractive but who brings them trouble or unhappiness
- She was his femme fatale.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: French, literally ‘disastrous woman’.