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BETISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does betise mean?
• BETISE (noun)
The noun BETISE has 1 sense:
1. a stupid mistake
Familiarity information: BETISE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stupid mistake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
betise; folly; foolishness; imbecility; stupidity
Hypernyms ("betise" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
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