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[ bluhn -der ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈblʌn dər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
verb (used without object) to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
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) to bungle; botch: Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out: He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.
Origin of blunder 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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synonym study for blunder 1 . See mistake.
OTHER WORDS FROM blunder blun·der·er, noun blun·der·ing·ly, adverb non·blun·der·ing, adjective, noun non·blun·der·ing·ly, adverb
outblunder, verb (used with object) su·per·blun·der, noun un·blun·der·ing, adjective
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Words nearby blunder Blumberg, Blumberg's sign, Blume, Blumenau, Blunden, blunder , blunderbuss, blunderhead, blunge, blunger, Blunkett
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Example sentences from the Web for blunder All that said, Coinbase has seen firsthand that turning a blind eye to politics can lead to huge business blunder s.
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As a result of the blunder , a plan was quashed for Recombinetics to raise an experimental herd in Brazil.
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Stopping to question your motives is the first step to harnessing the power of trending keywords without making a marketing blunder .
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I tried a half-dozen other representatives, none who could remedy the blunder , all who cited different reasons for the occurrence.
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Above all, this is not the time to blunder into horrendous religious and civil wars with direct and extensive U.S. military force.
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The moment seems to be a familiar breed of Internet gaffe when a eager but inept social media staffer makes a blunder .
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If the South had not made the blunder of disunion, it might well have gotten its way through constitutional means.
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As we say in our Untold History of the United States, “it was a blunder of epic proportions.”
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick On How Obama Should Handle the Crisis In Syria | Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick| October 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He takes a terrible pride in his seamanship, and what hurts him most is the knowledge that he was guilty of the blunder .
The Mutiny of the Elsinore | Jack London
He knew then that it was time to go, as a wood chopper might blunder upon him at any time.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. Altsheler
I only wish, though, that we could blunder on to the abominable craft.
The Black Bar | George Manville Fenn
That war-chief had learned the situation fully, and there was no danger of his repeating this blunder .
In the Pecos Country | Edward Sylvester Ellis (AKA Lieutenant R.H. Jayne)
But even if this is done, it still remains a blunder to substitute the faint and vague idea of a huge ball for direct perception.
Outlines of Educational Doctrine | John Frederick Herbart
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British Dictionary definitions for blunder noun a stupid or clumsy mistake
a foolish tactless remark
verb (mainly intr) to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
to make foolish tactless remarks
(often foll by about, into, etc ) to act clumsily; stumble he blundered into a situation he knew nothing about
(tr) to mismanage; botch
Derived forms of blunder blunderer , noun blundering , noun , adjective blunderingly , adverb Word Origin for blunder C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blunda to close one's eyes, Norwegian dialect blundra ; see blind
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Words related to blunder goof, fault, lapse, indiscretion, blooper, inaccuracy, error, gaffe, oversight, bumble, bungle, err, flounder, fluff, solecism, impropriety, flub, trip, muff, slip