bêtise

bê·tise

B0216800 (bā-tēz′)n. pl. bêtises (-tēz′) 1. Stupidity; folly: "The bêtise of our human community is everywhere" (Thornton Wilder).2. A stupid or foolish act or remark.

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

bêtise

(bɛˈtiːz) nrare folly or lack of perception[French, from bête foolish, from bête (n) stupid person, beast]

bê•tise

(bɛˈtiz)

n., pl. -tises (-ˈtiz) ). 1. lack of understanding; stupidity. 2. a stupid or foolish act or remark. [1820–30; < French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.betise - a stupid mistake folly, imbecility, stupidity, foolishnesserror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"