bêtise
/beɪˈtiːz
/ /bɛˈtiːz/ /betiz/noun
A foolish or ill-timed remark or action: in spite of her bêtise about striped suits he saw her point of view...
- (Nanfang Daily) Yet another piece of bêtise: A plastic goods factory took advantage of the summer vacation to hire youth workers, including many of whom are under 16 years old.
- This is a special issue on bêtises d' enfance (childhood high jinks, goof ups and silly mistakes).
- Here are examples of what we call ‘faire des bêtises’ in French.
Origin
French, 'stupidity', from bête 'foolish'.