enfant terrible

Etymology

Borrowed from French enfant terrible (“terrible child”).

Noun

enfant terrible (plural enfants terribles)

1. An unconventional badly-behaved person who causes embarrassment or shock to others.
   • 2010, Peter Coleman, Quadrant, March 2010, No. 464 (Volume LIV, Number 3), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 86:

     He was soon the talk of the town, the enfant terrible of our little world.

Noun

enfant terrible m (plural enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible

Etymology

Borrowed from French enfant terrible (“terrible child”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

enfant terrible n (plural enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible

Etymology

enfant (“child”) +‎ terrible (“terrible”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɑ̃ tɛ.ʁibl/

Noun

enfant terrible m (plural enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible