Bete noire Uncommon

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Definitions

Noun

a detested person

"he is an anathema to me"

anathema bete noire

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

unpleasant person

Rhyming Words

ire aire sire lire dire gire cire pire mire tire vire eire wire hire fire geire noire swire twire adire

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