bêtes noires (Meaning)
bêtes noires
a person or thing strongly detested or avoided, a person or thing strongly disliked or feared
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bêtes noires Sentence Examples
- My bêtes noires include crowded elevators and public speaking engagements.
- Procrastination and disorganization were Mary's bêtes noires.
- The restaurant's long wait times and rude service were its bêtes noires.
- Jack's bêtes noires were traffic jams and noisy neighbors.
- The politician's lofty promises and empty rhetoric were his bêtes noires.
- Sarah's bêtes noires were spiders and heights.
- The team's reliance on luck and lack of strategy were its bêtes noires.
- The city's pollution and homelessness problem were its bêtes noires.
- John's bêtes noires were gossiping coworkers and micromanaging bosses.
- The movie's predictable plot and cheesy dialogue were its bêtes noires.
FAQs About the word bêtes noires
a person or thing strongly detested or avoided, a person or thing strongly disliked or feared
dreads, spirits, black beasts, bogies,plagues, devils, demons, bugaboos, hobgoblins, monsters
loves, sweethearts, dears, preferences, favorites, joys, pleasures, darlings, delights, honeys
My bêtes noires include crowded elevators and public speaking engagements.
Procrastination and disorganization were Mary's bêtes noires.
The restaurant's long wait times and rude service were its bêtes noires.
Jack's bêtes noires were traffic jams and noisy neighbors.
