bêtise

See also: bêtisé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bêtise.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beɪˈtiːz/, /bɛˈtiːz/

Noun

bêtise (countable and uncountable, plural bêtises)

silliness, folly, stupidity

Anagrams

bestie, beties, bitees

French

Etymology

bête +‎ -ise

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be.tiz/

Noun

bêtise f (plural bêtises)

(uncountable) foolishness
(countable) hooey
(uncountable) nonsense

See also

connerie

Further reading

“bêtise” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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