bête noirenoun [ C ]
uk/bet ˈnwɑːr/us/bet ˈnwɑːr/plural bêtes noires /betˈnwɑːr//-ˈnwɑːr/a person or thing that you dislike very much or that annoys you:
My particular bête noire is cigarette butts being left in half-empty glasses.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disfavour
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- enmity
- ill will
- loathing
- misandry
- misanthrope
- misanthropic
- repulsion
- sore point
- technophobe
- virulence
- vitriol
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