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bêtise definition

bê·tise (be tēz′)

noun

  1. pl. -·tises′ (-tēz′) a foolish act, remark, etc.
  2. stupidity or foolishness

Etymology: Fr < bête, beast < OFr beste: see beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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