blunder
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blun·der
(blŭn'dər) 
n.
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders. v.intr.
blunderingly blun'der·ing·ly adv.
n.
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders. v.intr.
- To move clumsily or blindly.
- To make a usually serious mistake.
- To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch.
- To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
[From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda.]
blunderer blun'der·er n.blunderingly blun'der·ing·ly adv.
SYNONYMS blunder, bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble. These verbs mean to move awkwardly or unsteadily: blundered about the dark room; flies bumbling against the screen; floundered up the muddy trail; a wagon lumbering along an unpaved road; twisted her ankle and lurched home; stumbled but regained his balance.
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blunder
noun
- A stupid, clumsy mistake: bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal blooper, boner. Slang bloomer, goof. See correct/incorrect.
verb
- To move awkwardly or clumsily: bumble, stumble. See ability/inability, move/halt.
- To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive/fail/exist.
- To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See correct/incorrect, help/harm/harmless.
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blunder
n
Definition: mistake
Antonyms: accuracy, achievement, correction, fix, restitution, success
v
Definition: make mistake
Antonyms: correct, fix, restore
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blundering
IN BRIEF: v. - Mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
They did it by blundering into it;
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categories related to 'blunder'
- Mood and Intent - blunder: move unsteadily, in confusion
- Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles
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Blunder
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A blunder is a particularly bad mistake. Specific instances include:
- Blunder (chess), a very poor move in chess
- Hopetoun Blunder, an event in Australian history.
- Brand blunder, in marketing.
- Draft blunder, in American sports.
- Himalayan Blunder, in Indian history.
Television
- Blunder (TV series), a British comedy programme first shown on E4 in 2006.
See also
There are various colloquial terms, as a rule with slightly different connotations, for various forms and contexts of blunder. For example:
- Howler (error), in which people, typically schoolchildren or politicians, provide embarrassing examples of misunderstandings.
- Boner, which has been used both as a synonym for "howler" and for more material blunders.
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Blunder
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bommert, kludder
v. intr. - begå en bommert, kludre i det
v. tr. - forkludre
Nederlands (Dutch)
blunder, stomheid, blunderen, eruit flappen
Français (French)
n. - bourde, impair, gaffe
v. intr. - commettre une bévue, avancer à l'aveuglette, tâtonner
v. tr. - gâcher, saboter
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bock
v. - einen Schnitzer machen, tappen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω χοντρό λάθος
n. - γκάφα, χοντράδα
Italiano (Italian)
prendere una cantonata, granchio, cantonata
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cambalear, cometer rata (gír.)
n. - asneira (f)
Русский (Russian)
блуждать, оплошность, оговорка
Español (Spanish)
n. - metedura de pata, patinazo, error garrafal
v. intr. - errarse, equivocarse
v. tr. - meter la pata, cometer un error, pifiar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - drumla, drulla, traska, stapla, göra en tabbe, vansköta
n. - tabbe, missgrepp, dumhet
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大错, 失误, 失策, 犯错, 绊倒, 做错, 办错, 笨拙地说出
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大錯, 失誤
v. intr. - 失策, 犯錯, 絆倒
v. tr. - 做錯, 辦錯, 笨拙地說出
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 큰 실수
v. intr. - 머뭇거리다, 큰 실수를 저지르다
v. tr. - ~을 서투르게 하다, ~을 무심코 입밖에 내다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばかな間違い
v. - 大失策をやる, まごつく, やりそこなう, うっかり言う
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) أخطأ, زل (الاسم) خطأ, هفوة, حماقه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שגיאה גסה, טעות חמורה
v. intr. - שגיאה גסה, טעות חמורה, פישל, שגה גסות, נע הנה והנה, גישש באפלה
v. tr. - פישל, שגה גסות
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