bêtise

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(bā-tēz') pronunciation
n., pl., -tises (-tēz').
  1. Stupidity; folly: "The bêtise of our human community is everywhere" (Thornton Wilder).
  2. A stupid or foolish act or remark.

[French, from bête, beast, fool, foolish, from Old French beste, beast. See beast.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A stupid mistake.

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