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ENFANT TERRIBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does enfant terrible mean?
• ENFANT TERRIBLE (noun)
The noun ENFANT TERRIBLE has 1 sense:
1. a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
Familiarity information: ENFANT TERRIBLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("enfant terrible" is a kind of...):
nonconformist; recusant (someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct)
Context examples
"Yes, and she's jolly and we like her lots," added Kitty, who is an 'enfant terrible'.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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