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bête noire
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bête noire
noun
ˌbet-ˈnwär 
ˌbāt-
plural bêtes noires ˌbet-ˈnwär(z) ˌbāt-
ˌbāt- : a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear
Example Sentences
a politician who is the bête noire of liberal groups doing my own tax return is the bête noire that haunts me every April
Recent Examples on the Web To some Republican participants in the hearing, the whole thing seemed like an opportunity to take easy shots at outlets like Fox News, long a bete noire of the liberal and Democratic establishment. 
Andy Meek, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 Final approval rests with Italian President Sergio Mattarella—a respected figure in Italy’s establishment and another bete noire of the League and 5 Star Movement. WSJ, 11 Feb. 2019 Much as animosity toward President Donald Trump rouses Democrats, Pelosi is a bete noire for Republicans, who’ve long targeted her as the prototype of a San Francisco liberal. John Mccormick, Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018 Four days after McCarthy's surprise showing, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York - Johnson's bete noire - entered the race for the Democratic nomination. The Washington Post, AL.com, 31 Mar. 2018 Anticipating the challenge, Cuomo has been flexing his political muscle and firing warning shots, especially at his bete noire, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. NBC News, 19 Mar. 2018 The wave of misconduct claims turned the once-ubiquitous producer into the bete noire of Hollywood and prompted many women, and some men, to come forward with their own claims against powerful men in entertainment, media and government. Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018 See More
Andy Meek, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 Final approval rests with Italian President Sergio Mattarella—a respected figure in Italy’s establishment and another bete noire of the League and 5 Star Movement. WSJ, 11 Feb. 2019 Much as animosity toward President Donald Trump rouses Democrats, Pelosi is a bete noire for Republicans, who’ve long targeted her as the prototype of a San Francisco liberal. John Mccormick, Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018 Four days after McCarthy's surprise showing, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York - Johnson's bete noire - entered the race for the Democratic nomination. The Washington Post, AL.com, 31 Mar. 2018 Anticipating the challenge, Cuomo has been flexing his political muscle and firing warning shots, especially at his bete noire, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. NBC News, 19 Mar. 2018 The wave of misconduct claims turned the once-ubiquitous producer into the bete noire of Hollywood and prompted many women, and some men, to come forward with their own claims against powerful men in entertainment, media and government. Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, black beast
First Known Use
1805, in the meaning defined above
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