bêtise

Definitions of bêtise
  1. noun
    foolish or senseless behavior
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    types:
    espièglerie, frivolité, polissonnerie
    acting like a clown or buffoon
    type of:
    cabriole, gambade, ébats
    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
  2. noun
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    synonyms: sottise
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    inintelligence, stupidité
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
  3. noun
    pretentious or silly talk or writing
    synonyms: baliverne, loufoquerie, sottise
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    type of:
    baliverne, bêtises, sottises
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
  4. noun
    a stupid mistake
    synonyms: inintelligence, sottise, stupidité
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    type of:
    erreur, faute
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  5. noun
    a worthless message
    synonyms: radotage, sottise
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    types:
    connerie, foutaise
    unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
    immondices
    nonsensical talk or writing
    type of:
    contenu, sujet
    what a communication that is about something is about
  6. noun
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
    synonyms: imprudence, sottise
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    antonyms:
    sagesse
    the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
    types:
    baliverne, loufoquerie, sottise
    a ludicrous folly
    type of:
    caractéristique, trait de caractère
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  7. noun
    total lack of meaning or ideas
    synonyms: niaiserie
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    type of:
    manque de sens
    the quality of having no value or significance
  8. noun
    a message whose content is at variance with reason
    synonyms: absurdité, sottise
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    type of:
    baliverne, bêtises, sottises
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
  9. noun
    an embarrassing mistake
    synonyms: bévue, cafouillage, gaffe
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    types:
    mauvaise passe
    (sports) dropping the ball
    bévue, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    faux pas, gaffe, lapsus
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
    type of:
    erreur, faute
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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