💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bete noire"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anathemanoun | (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody. |
| affreuxnoun | A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s. |
| francophobenoun | One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture. |
| mauvaisnoun | — |
| malvoisienoun | Synonym of malmsey (“wine”). |
| cheremissnoun | (dated) Mari (Finno-Ugric people) |
| villannoun | (soccer) someone connected with Aston Villa Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. |
| revilementnoun | The act of reviling. |
| revanchenoun | Revenge or retaliation. |
| raison detre | — |
| bad guynoun | (informal) a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story. |
| lesueurnoun | A surname. |
| enmitynoun | A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity. |
| rancournoun | British, Canada, and Australia spelling of rancor. |
| saboteurnoun | A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy. |
| villanellenoun | (poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes. |
| infamenoun | (transitive, obsolete) To defame; to make infamous. |
| trahisonnoun | (rare) Treason. |
| nemesisnoun | An enemy, especially an archenemy. |
| combattantnoun | (heraldry) In fighting position; said of two lions set face to face, each rampant. |
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