bêtise
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
a stupid or foolish act or remark.
something inconsequential or without merit; absurdity; trifle.
Origin of bêtise
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How to use bêtise in a sentence
"It was a bêtise, a slip of the pen; I admit you are right," and indifferently I opened Coralie's effusion, smiling over it.
Man and Maid | Elinor GlynThen she stepped out of one of the windows, called bêtise to her, and putting her arms about his neck, kissed him.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him | Paul Leicester FordHe remembered again that the flippant young Frenchman had said, "Un ancien curé, qui a fait quelque bêtise."
The Wild Olive | Basil KingSaid a Frenchman of his adversary, “Il se croit supérieur à moi de toute la hauteur de sa bêtise!”
A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies. | Anna Jameson"Ill-luck is a bêtise," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and on the long run, I fear, his eminence was right.
British Dictionary definitions for bêtise
/ (bɛˈtiːz) /
rare folly or lack of perception
Origin of bêtise
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