Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Stupidity; folly.
- noun A stupid or foolish act or remark.
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- noun
silliness ,folly ,stupidity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from bête, beast, fool, foolish, from Old French beste, beast; see beast.]
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French
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drspork commented on the word bêtise
n. a silliness or fooling-about, mistake
my French students use this word all the time in reference to something they're not meant to have done.
November 27, 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word bêtise
JM knows that using the word 'bêtise' in his status update is a bêtise.
January 19, 2010
qms commented on the word bêtise
To put your poor elders at ease
You must be unheard and yet please.
So be a good child,
Be modest and mild;
Above all commit no bêtise.
November 15, 2015