Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 6, 2007

bete noire \bet-NWAHR\, noun:

Something or someone particularly detested or avoided; a bugbear.

Comments

Tova7

on Nov 06, 2007

This is a hard one because I keep wanting to use it as an adjective....

Currently in Ohio there is an outbreak of bedbugs, one of the bete noires of life.

RoyLevosh

on Nov 06, 2007

Bete noire. Hmmmm...sometimes I think that word is my JU handle.

Zoologist03

on Nov 06, 2007

I think French words are bete noire...having all those letters you don't pronounce, detestable.

~Zoo

foreverserenity

on Nov 06, 2007

Bete noire. Hmmmm...sometimes I think that word is my JU handle.

ROFL!!! NO WAY!

! I'm right behind you too!

!

That's an interesting word Tonya! I'll try to remember it but using it in a sentence right now.....

I can only think of Roy's comments that's so fitting for me right now!

dynamaso

on Nov 06, 2007

Great word. Literally translated, it means 'black beast'.

Organised crime has been the bete noire of police services since their inception.

Dr Guy

on Nov 07, 2007

I think French words are bete noire...having all those letters you don't pronounce, detestable.

If you think french is Bete Noire, you must really hate English!

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