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betise [bei'tiːz] nstresses
fr. глупый поступок (VLZ_58); несуразный шаг (VLZ_58); несусветная глупость (Bêtise came to English from the French word bête, which has the meaning in that language of "idiot," or, more literally, "beast" (the literal meaning of bête is the one found in the term bête noire). In addition to an act of stupidity, bêtise may refer to stupidity or ignorance in general. writing a sequel to a Jane Austen novel must be regarded as a literary bêtise of the highest order VLZ_58)