BÊTE NOIRE


Meaning of BÊTE NOIRE in English

/bayt' nwahr"/ ; Fr. /bet nwannrdd"/ , pl. bêtes noires /bayt' nwahrz"/ ; Fr. /bet nwannrdd"/ .

a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane; bugbear.

[ 1835-45; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .