blunder

blun·der

 (blŭn′dər)

n.

A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.

v. blun·dered, blun·der·ing, blun·ders

v.intr.

1. To make a mistake.

2. To move clumsily or haltingly.

v.tr.

1. To make a mistake in; botch: would-be thieves blundering a break-in.

2. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.

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[From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda.]

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blun′der·er n.

blun′der·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: blunder, bumble¹, flounder¹, lumber², lurch¹, stagger, stumble, totter
These verbs mean to move awkwardly or unsteadily: blundered about the dark room; bumbled in the door and knocked over a chair; floundered up the muddy path; an elephant lumbering along a trail; twisted her ankle and lurched home; staggered under the heavy weight; stumbled down the hall in a stupor; tottered across the finish line in exhaustion.

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blunder

(ˈblʌndə)

n

1. a stupid or clumsy mistake

2. a foolish tactless remark

vb (mainly intr)

3. to make stupid or clumsy mistakes

4. to make foolish tactless remarks

5. (often foll by: about, into, etc) to act clumsily; stumble: he blundered into a situation he knew nothing about.

6. (tr) to mismanage; botch

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

ˈblunderer n

ˈblundering n, adj

ˈblunderingly adv

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blun•der

(ˈblʌn dər)
n.

1. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake.

v.i.

2. to move or act clumsily, stupidly, or seemingly without guidance: We blundered into the wrong room.

3. to make a mistake, esp. through carelessness, stupidity, or confusion.

v.t.

4. to bungle; botch.

5. to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out.

[1350–1400; Middle English blunderen, blondren < Old Norse blunda shut one's eyes, nap; compare Norwegian dial. blundra]

blun′der•er, n.

blun′der•ing•ly, adv.

syn: See mistake.

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blunder

Past participle: blundered
Gerund: blundering

Imperative

blunder

blunder

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blunder - an embarrassing mistake     blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act howler - a glaring blunder clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger" misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Verb	1.	blunder - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" boob, drop the ball, goof, sin breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	2.	blunder - make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" fumble go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	3.	blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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blunder

noun

1. mistake, slip, fault, error, boob (Brit. slang), oversight, gaffe, slip-up (informal), indiscretion, impropriety, howler (informal), bloomer (Brit. informal), clanger (informal), faux pas, boo-boo (informal), gaucherie I think he made a tactical blunder.
mistake accuracy, correctness

verb

1. make a mistake, blow it (slang), err, slip up (informal), cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), miscalculate, foul up, drop a clanger (informal), put your foot in it (informal), drop a brick (Brit. informal), screw up (informal) No doubt I had blundered again.
make a mistake be correct, get it right, be exact

2. stumble, fall, reel, stagger, flounder, lurch, lose your balance He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers.

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blunder

noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake:

bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.

Informal: blooper, boner.

Slang: bloomer, goof.

verb

1. To move awkwardly or clumsily:

bumble, stumble.

2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:

bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble.

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.

Idiom: make a muck of.

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Translations

خَطَأَ فادِحخَطَأٌ، حَماقَةٌيَرْتَكِبُ حَماقَةًيَمْشي باضْطِراب

botachybithrubý omylmotat seomyl

brølerdumheddumme sigklokke i dettumle

SchnitzerstolpernFauxpasFehlerPatzer

γκάφαλάθοςπαραδρομήσφάλμα

error garrafal

kömmähdys

gaffegafferbévuebourdecogner dans

kiksnepromišljenost

baklövésbeleütközikmelléfogszarvashiba

afglöpglappaskot, mistökhlaupa á sig

erroreinciamparesbagliare

大失敗

큰 실수

didelė klaidakerėplintirioglintismarkiai apsiriktismarkiai suklysti

kluptrupja kļūdarupji kļūdītiesstreipuļot

blunder

bommertbrølerbuse inn idumpe oppigjøre en tabbe

błąd

confusãoerrogafe

грубая ошибкаляпляпсусоплошность

blunder

การทำผิดเพราะสะเพร่า

gafgaf yapmakpot kırmakçam devirmekçarpmak

điều sai lầm

做错事大错慌乱地走跌跌撞撞地走错事

blunder

[ˈblʌndəʳ]

A. N → metedura f de pata, plancha f (Sp)
to make a blunder → meter la pata, tirarse una plancha (Sp)

B. VI

1. (= err) → cometer un grave error, meter la pata

2. (= move clumsily) to blunder about → andar dando tumbos
to blunder into sth/sb → tropezar con algo/algn
to blunder into sth [+ trap] → caer en algo (fig) → caer or meterse en algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blunder

[ˈblʌndə^r]

n (= mistake) → bourde f

vi

(= make a mistake) → faire une bourde
to blunder badly → faire une grosse bourde

to blunder into sb/sth → buter contre qn/qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blunder

n → (dummer) Fehler, Schnitzer m (inf); (socially also) → Fauxpas m; to make a blunder → einen Bock schießen (inf); (socially) → einen Fauxpas begehen

vi

(= make a blunder) → einen Bock schießen (inf), → Mist bauen (inf); (socially) → sich blamieren

(= move clumsily) → tappen (into gegen); to blunder in/out → hinein-/herein-/hinaus-/heraustappen; to blunder into a trap (lit, fig) → in eine Falle tappen; to blunder into war/a life of crime → in einen Krieg/ein kriminelles Leben hineinschlittern; he blundered through the poem → er kämpfte sich mühsam durch das Gedicht

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blunder

[ˈblʌndəʳ]

1. n (serious mistake) → abbaglio
to make a blunder → prendere un abbaglio

2. vi

a. (see n) → prendere un abbaglio

b. (move clumsily) to blunder about → andare or muoversi a tentoni
to blunder into sb/sth → andare a sbattere contro qn/qc

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blunder

(ˈblandə) verb

1. to stumble (about or into something). He blundered into the door. strompel يَمْشي باضْطِراب блъсвам се tropeçar motat se, vrazit stolpern tumle σκοντάφτω, προσκρούω σε εμπόδιο chocar/tropezar con komistama تلو تلو خوردن kompastella cogner dans לַנוּע כְּמֵגָשֵש בַּאָפֵילָה ठोकरें खाना posrnuti beleütközik menabrak glappaskot, mistök inciampare つまづく 비틀거리며 나아가다 kerėplinti, rioglinti streipuļot; klupt berjalan terhuyung hayang strompelenstolpre, buse inn i, dumpe oppi zbłądzić سهوه،خطاء ، تیروتنه tropeçar натыкаться tápať sa; vraziť (do) zadeti (ob kaj) naleteti na drumla drulla, törna emot เดินงุ่มง่าม çarpmak 跌跌撞撞地走 спотикатися غلطی ، خطا vấp 慌乱地走，跌跌撞撞地走

2. to make a (bad) mistake. He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife. 'n flater maak يَرْتَكِبُ حَماقَةً правя груба грешка cometer um erro zpackat, chybit einen Schnitzer machen dumme sig; klokke i det κάνω γκάφαmeter la pata, cometer un grave error, hacer una patochada prohmakat tegema اشتباه بزرگ کردن mokata gaffer לְפַשֶל बड़ी भूल करना napraviti veliku pogrešku melléfog membuat kesalahan besar hlaupa á sig sbagliare 大失敗をする 큰 실수를 하다 smarkiai suklysti/apsirikti rupji kļūdīties membuat kesilapan blunderengjøre en tabbe popełnić gafę لویه سهوه کول cometer um erro a gafa допустить промах urobiť chybu polomiti ga pogrešiti göra en tabbe (blunder) ทำผิดพลาดอย่างร้ายแรง pot kırmak, gaf yapmak, çam devirmek 犯(很大的)錯誤 грубо помилятися خطائے فاش کرنا sai lầm 做错事，错误

noun

a (bad) mistake. blaps خَطَأٌ، حَماقَةٌ досадна грешка erro hrubý omyl, bota der Schnitzer dumhed; brøler γκάφα, χοντρό λάθος metedura de pata, error garrafal, patochada prohmakas اشتباه احمقانه moka gaffeפשלה, טעות चूक, भारी भूल zabluda baklövés kesalahan besar afglöp errore grave 大失敗 큰 실수 didelė klaida rupja kļūda kesilapan besar blundertabbe, brøler, bommert gafa احمقانه سهوه erro gafă грубая ошибка chyba; hlúposť huda napaka greška tabbe, blunder การทำผิดพลาดอย่างร้ายแรง gaf (很大的)錯誤 груба помилка غلطی điều sai lầm 错事

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blunder

→ خَطَأَ فادِح omyl brøler Fehler γκάφα error garrafal kömmähdys gaffe nepromišljenost errore 大失敗 큰 실수 blunder bommert błąd gafe грубая ошибка blunder การทำผิดเพราะสะเพร่า gaf điều sai lầm 大错

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