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What is another word for
bête noire
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Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is
Something or someone that is vehemently disliked
A phobia, usually irrational or obsessive
A cause of great distress or annoyance
Something that causes irritation or frustration
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Noun
▲
Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is
dread
bugbear
bugaboo
ogre
hobgoblin
bogey
bogie
black beast
horror
nightmare
curse
bane
anathema
thorn in one's side
abomination
thorn in the flesh
bane of one's life
bogeyman
specter
US
spectre
UK
fear
bogy
scare
beast
gremlin
terror
torment
problem
worry
threat
scarecrow
fright
alarm
“The idea of public speaking was my
bête noire
, a seemingly insurmountable fear that paralyzed me, but once I faced it, I realized it was not as overwhelming as I had imagined.”
Noun
▲
Something or someone that is vehemently disliked
abomination
abhorrence
aversion
antipathy
detestation
execration
hate
anathema
outrage
disgrace
bugbear
monstrosity
bane
evil
pariah
shame
plague
obscenity
enemy
loathing
eyesore
bother
nuisance
barbarism
violation
atrocity
enormity
crime
barbarity
torment
curse
“The constant interruptions from my colleague became my
bête noire
as they hindered my productivity and caused frustration.”
Noun
▲
A phobia, usually irrational or obsessive
fear
phobia
aversion
antipathy
dread
bugbear
bogey
nightmare
horror
terror
anxiety
neurosis
complex
mania
abnormal fear
irrational fear
obsessive fear
hang-up
thing
worry
obsession
fixation
torment
paranoia
fright
hatred
affliction
loathing
revulsion
detestation
distaste
dislike
demon
disgust
avoidance
preoccupation
specter
US
repulsion
bogie
spectre
UK
irrationality
problem
bogy
resentment
scare
bee in your bonnet
black beast
trouble
hobgoblin
ogre
indisposition
bogeyman
uneasiness
antagonism
disfavor
US
abhorrence
disinclination
animosity
disfavour
UK
hostility
opposition
disliking
idée fixe
repugnance
curse
scarecrow
bugaboo
alarm
concern
derangement
niggle
compulsion
psychosis
mental disturbance
daemon
threat
aversion to
overwhelming anxiety about
thing about
inhibition
block
difficulty
restraint
disturbance
dilemma
psychological block
bug
passion
fetish
infatuation
fascination
craze
prepossession
enthusiasm
fetich
attraction
addiction
crush
case
ruling passion
enthrallment
fad
rage
interest
monomania
beguilement
intrigue
yen
fixedness
thing for
mania for
obsession with
preoccupation with
tunnel vision
fancy
psychoneurosis
psychopathy
hobbyhorse
insanity
aberration
maladjustment
hysteria
instability
neuroticism
madness
delusion
must
monkey
phantom
neurasthenia
breakdown
consuming passion
pet subject
one-track mind
temporary insanity
personality disorder
psychological maladjustment
crack-up
mental disorder
mental derangement
mental illness
psychological disorder
mental instability
ax to grind
bug in ear
concrete idea
something on the brain
tiger by the tail
laser-like focus
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Noun
▲
A cause of great distress or annoyance
bane
plague
scourge
affliction
curse
bother
pest
nuisance
trial
annoyance
trouble
pain
headache
tribulation
torment
calamity
burden
blight
irritation
misery
misfortune
ruin
woe
menace
destruction
undoing
nemesis
nightmare
hardship
evil
ruination
downfall
torture
disaster
suffering
distress
death
despair
cross to bear
bitter pill
bête noir
fatal attraction
cancer
canker
pestilence
ordeal
visitation
vexation
poison
corruption
problem
infliction
agony
irritant
thorn in the flesh
thorn in your side
disease
punishment
malignancy
virus
adversity
penalty
wretchedness
terror
cross
hell
anguish
hassle
miasma
stress
worry
horror
Gehenna
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
hell on earth
pain in the rear
pain in the neck
catastrophe
waterloo
cataclysm
blow
retribution
tragedy
setback
vengeance
rot
Waterloo
care
bugbear
aggravation
botheration
hydra
exasperation
besetment
sickness
bete noire
thorn in one's side
cause for concern
trauma
corrosion
smutch
bad news
murder
purgatory
infection
dread
mare
illness
malignity
balefulness
trials and tribulations
sorrow
persecution
hurt
excruciation
travail
straits
harassment
rack
soreness
discomfort
bug
contamination
nag
nagging
provocation
bad influence
septicity
toxicity
pollution
venom
impurity
contagion
taint
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Noun
▲
Something that causes irritation or frustration
bugbear
bother
nuisance
annoyance
pest
hassle
irritant
aggravation
vexation
inconvenience
headache
peeve
exasperation
irk
botheration
pain
frustration
trial
ruffle
irritation
thorn
aggro
rub
bane
aversion
concern
dislike
ghost
hate
hair shirt
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
pain in the rear
pain in the backside
pet peeve
hang-up
pet hate
bete noire
trouble
problem
drag
worry
plague
difficulty
nark
bore
nudnik
grief
fair cow
skelf
bind
source of annoyance
gall
source of irritation
tribulation
thorn in the flesh
nyaff
menace
distress
tease
burden
blister
grievance
strain
provocation
worriment
rigmarole
palaver
bane of one's life
pill
torment
nag
source of vexation
thorn in one's side
complaint
besetment
stress
nudnick
teaser
hindrance
uphill
gadfly
annoyer
scourge
pinprick
upset
snag
persecutor
curse
gnawer
blight
infuriation
pip
affliction
discomfort
infliction
irksomeness
creep
gripe
bummer
sore point
pet aversion
source of aggravation
cross to bear
burr under someone's saddle
burr in someone's saddle
objection
quibble
nightmare
issue
dread
nudge
goad
dilemma
predicament
cuss
quagmire
bête noir
struggle
fuss
care
cross
disruption
displeasure
anathema
embarrassment
schmo
inopportuneness
groan
unhappiness
agitation
chagrin
downer
cause for concern
stressor
handful
chip on your shoulder
cause of distress
pain in the behind
trials and tribulations
fizzle
source of disruption
uphill battle
tall order
hard work
bad news
thorn in your side
drip
old one-two
bitter pill
terror
offense
US
offence
UK
pesterer
obstacle
botherment
bum
pester
hateful object
personal hate
personal vexation
anxiety
pressure
molestation
perplexity
job
flurry
bellyache
thorny problem
hardship
unpleasantness
misfortune
calamity
adversity
disadvantage
disappointment
misery
awkwardness
tragedy
blow
setback
catastrophe
troublesomeness
untimeliness
misadventure
bothersomeness
failure
cumbersomeness
disaster
mishap
sorrow
harassment
debacle
uneasiness
unsuitableness
problems
visitation
woe
mischance
reverse
disturbance
suffering
nuisance value
cataclysm
unwieldiness
drawback
accident
contretemps
harm
loss
unfitness
unhandiness
casualty
crunch
infelicity
unluck
dole
tiresomeness
disquiet
trauma
bad luck
tough luck
torture
ordeal
bad break
rotten luck
hard luck
travail
travails
haplessness
unfortunateness
unluckiness
untowardness
stroke of bad luck
stew
evil
downside
unease
incommodiousness
incommodity
load
straits
painfulness
heartache
constraint
yawn
strife
scrape
snooze
pitfall
albatross
letdown
snoozer
troublemaker
dullsville
sadness
jam
exigency
yawner
droner
comedown
bad experience
puzzle
ill fortune
down
ill luck
tedious thing
tedious person
tiresome thing
tiresome person
cancer
canker
disbenefit
delicacy
hydra
ticklishness
discomfiture
stickiness
perplexingness
thorniness
persecution
uncomfortableness
issues
discouragement
fiasco
anguish
hurt
excruciation
rack
agony
soreness
heartbreak
turmoil
task
nagging
drama
row
demand
encumbrance
dud
sad event
mischief-maker
a thorn in someone's side
charge
intrusion
onus
blighter
pity
shortcoming
shame
ruin
unfortunate occurrence
bad trip
destruction
undoing
nemesis
weakness
pains
labor
US
labour
UK
encroachment
dullard
ruination
downfall
laboriousness
strenuousness
arduousness
struggling
snore
yawnfest
snoozefest
snorefest
ado
toil
restraint
imposure
obtrusion
death
boring person
waste of time
boring event
negative aspect
boring thing
stumbling block
mind-numbing experience
nonevent
despair
dolour
hangup
boring situation
bad situation
imbroglio
weight
mental burden
to-do
bafflement
rigor
US
hazard
imposition
fatal attraction
knock
whammy
difficulties
ill
pickle
pinch
millstone
throe
mishappening
gauntlet
crucible
malaise
reverse of fortune
test
rigour
UK
complication
ill-fortune
evil fortune
evil chance
bad trot
skid row
big trouble
severe test
reversal of fortune
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