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Definition of bête noire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bête noire

noun
 
/ˌbet ˈnwɑː(r)/
 
/ˌbet ˈnwɑːr/
(plural bêtes noires
 
/ˌbet ˈnwɑːz/
 
/ˌbet ˈnwɑːrz/
)
(from French)
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  1. a person or thing that particularly annoys you and that you do not like
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