femme fatale
noun/ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl/
/ˌfem fəˈtæl/
(plural femmes fatales
(from French)/ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl/
/ˌfem fəˈtæl/
)- a woman who is considered beautiful and sexually attractive but likely to bring trouble or danger to those attracted to her
- The press portrayed her as some sort of femme fatale.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: French, literally ‘disastrous woman’.
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