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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 yvlog 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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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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As Wednesday showed, it’s how they’re winning games, this time triumphing despite three errors and two base-running blunders and one misplayed fly balls.

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Regarding the punishments handed out by the court, here it seems fair to argue that Le Pen and her party made a strategic blunder in their approach to the case.

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"Is it calamitous blunders tripping them up or was it just they were so blasé they wouldn't get caught?"

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Mostly Killian is just awkward and lost, particularly at the hands of his creator, who’s written him to blunder through scenes like he’s freshly hatched from an egg.

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Stablemate Ballyburn was sent off the warm favourite but he never recovered from a major blunder at the seventh fence.

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