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blunder

[ bluhn-der ]

noun

  1. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:

    That's your second blunder this morning.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance:

    Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.

  2. to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially through carelessness or mental confusion:

    Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.

verb (used with object)

  1. to bungle; botch:

    Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.

  2. to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out:

    He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.

blunder

/ ˈʌԻə /

noun

  1. a stupid or clumsy mistake
  2. a foolish tactless remark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
  2. to make foolish tactless remarks
  3. often foll byabout, into, etc to act clumsily; stumble

    he blundered into a situation he knew nothing about

  4. tr to mismanage; botch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԻ, noun
  • ˈܲԻԲ, nounadjective
  • ˈܲԻԲly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd· noun
  • ܲd·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ܲd·Բ adjective noun
  • non·ܲd·Բ· adverb
  • dzܳbܲd verb (used with object)
  • p·ܲd noun
  • ܲ·ܲd·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blunder1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English blunderen, blondren (verb), from Old Norse blunda “to shut one's eyes, nap”; compare Norwegian dialect blundra
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blunder1

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blunda to close one's eyes, Norwegian dialect blundra ; see blind
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Synonym Study

See mistake.
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Example Sentences

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But a series of blunders meant the heist was doomed from the start and in early 2017 - three months after the robbery - Abbas and several of his alleged accomplices were arrested.

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In his wounded pride, blundering incompetence and massive ignorance he will certainly do more damage, perhaps immense damage, to the world and many of its people.

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It was against that backdrop Onana made a catastrophic mistake for Lyon's opening goal in the 2-2 draw, then erred for the injury-time equaliser, the negativity for that heightened massively by the first inexplicable blunder.

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It wasn’t the play calls or blocking assignments running through the young freshman’s mind — it was the fear of making a blunder and getting “chewed out” in his first real opportunity to prove himself.

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But what Trump and his minions cannot do, as they blunder around breaking things and congratulating each other by emoji, is to force Europe backward into picture-postcard fantasyland, or build a new American empire.

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