/ Dictionary / Index B bête noire: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bête noire Pronunciation: (bāt" nwär' Fr. bet nwar'), [key] — pl. bêtes noires a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane; bugbear. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. betel palm beth Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language