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bête noire

noun

NAmE//ˌbɛt ˈnwɑr//

, NAmE//ˌbeɪtˈnwɑr//

(pl. bêtes noires

NAmE//ˌbɛt ˈnwɑrz//

, NAmE//ˌbeɪtˈnwɑrz//

) (from French)

a person or thing that particularly annoys you and that you do not like

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