blunder

(blŭn'dər)
n.
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.


v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

v.intr.

1. To move clumsily or blindly.
2. To make a usually serious mistake.

v.tr.

1. To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch.
2. 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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noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake: bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal blooper, boner. Slang bloomer, goof. See correct/incorrect.

verb

1. To move awkwardly or clumsily: bumble, stumble. See ability/inability, move/halt.
2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive/fail/exist.
3. 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.

n

Definition: mistake
Antonyms: accuracy, achievement, correction, fix, restitution, success

v

Definition: make mistake
Antonyms: correct, fix, restore

IN BRIEF: v. - Mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.

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For a list of words related to blunder, see:

• Mood and Intent - blunder: move unsteadily, in confusion
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles

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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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