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Enfant Terrible
a person known for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior (esp. a child)
Enfant Terrible
a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde
Succès d'Estime
something (such as a work of art) that wins critical respect but not popular success
Nouveau Riche
a person newly rich or powerful : parvenu
Bête Noire
a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear
Avant-Garde
Someone that develops new or experimental concepts (esp. in the arts)
Avant-Garde
of or relating to new or experimental concepts
Raison d'Être
reason or justification for existence
Coup d'etat
a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics (esp. the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group)
Weltschmerz
mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state
Weltanschauung
a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint : worldview
Zeitgeist
the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era