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Synonyms for bête noire

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bug-bear anathema antipathy

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked; the bane of someone's existence; an object of aversion; an anathema.

Example sentences

  • anathema No sentence on Tatoeba contains the word "anathema".
  • antipathy I experienced a feeling of antipathy towards the speaker.

By length

8 letters
anathema4
9 letters
antipathy4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anathema4 = 4 syllables).

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bête noire