Enfant terrible
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Enfant terrible (/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃
The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, gives the definition: "A child who embarrasses his elders by untimely remarks; transf. a person who compromises his associates or his party by unorthodox or ill-considered speech or behaviour; loosely, one who acts unconventionally."
Webster's Dictionary also defines an enfant terrible as an unusually successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, and/or avant-garde.
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- ↑ "enfant terrible". dictionary.reverso.net. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "enfant terrible". www.wordreference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ↑ "enfant terrible". translation.babylon.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.