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blunder
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blun·der  (blndr)
n.
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
v. blun·dered, blun·der·ing, blun·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.]

blunder·er n.
blunder·ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: blunder, bumble1, flounder1, lumber2, lurch1, 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.

blunder
Noun
a stupid or clumsy mistake
Verb
1. to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
2. to act clumsily; stumble [Scandinavian]
blundering nadj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blunderblunder - an embarrassing mistake              
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"
Verb1.blunder - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
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"
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"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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, barry or Barry Crocker Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE correctness
verb 2. make a mistake, blow it (slang) err, slip up (informal) cock up Brit. (slang) miscalculate, foul up, drop a clanger (informal) put your foot in it (informal) drop a brick Brit. (informal) screw up (informal) << OPPOSITE be correct
verb 3. stumble, fall, reel, stagger, flounder, lurch, lose your balance
Translations

blunder [ˈblʌndəʳ] npatinazo, metedura de pata
vicometer un error, meter la pata;
to blunder into sb/sth → tropezar con algn/algo
blunder [ˈblʌndəʳ] ngaffe f, bévue f
vifaire une gaffe or une bévue;
to blunder into sb/sth → buter contre qn/qch
blunder [ˈblʌndəʳ] n(dummer) Fehler m
vieinen (dummen) Fehler machen;
to blunder into sb → mit jdm zusammenstoßen;
to blunder into sth → in etw acc (hinein)tappen
blunder [ˈblʌndəʳ] nabbaglio
viprendere un abbaglio;
to blunder into sb/sth → andare a sbattere contro qn/qc

blunder
v blunder [ˈblandə]
1 to stumble (about or into something) He blundered into the door. strompel يَمْشي باضْطِراب блъсвам се motat se, vrazit tumle stolpern σκοντάφτω, προσκρούω σε εμπόδιο chocar/tropezar con komistama تلو تلو خوردن kompuroida (se) cogner dans לַנוּע כְּמֵגָשֵש בַּאָפֵילָה ठोकरें खाना posrnuti beleütközik menabrak glappaskot, mistök inciampare つまづく 머뭇거리며 나아가다 kerėplinti, rioglinti streipuļot; klupt berjalan terhuyung hayang strompelen stolpre, buse inn i, dumpe oppi zbłądzić 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 ),跌跌
2 to make a (bad) mistake He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife. 'n flater maak يَرْتَكِبُ حَماقَةً правя груба грешка zpackat, chybit dumme sig; klokke i det einen Schnitzer machen κάνω γκάφα meter la pata, cometer un grave error, hacer una patochada prohmakat tegema اشتباه بزرگ کردن möhliä gaffer לְפַשֶל बड़ी भूल करना napraviti veliku pogrešku melléfog membuat kesalahan besar hlaupa á sig sbagliare 大失敗をする 실수를 저지르다 smarkiai suklysti/apsirikti rupji kļūdīties membuat kesilapan blunderen gjøre en tabbe popełnić gafę cometer um erro a gafa допустить промах urobiť chybu polomiti ga pogrešiti göra en tabbe (blunder) ทำผิดพลาดอย่างร้ายแรง pot kırmak, gaf yapmak, çam devirmek 做錯事 грубо помилятися خطائے فاش کرنا sai lầm
n
a (bad) mistake. blaps خَطَأٌ، حَماقَةٌ досадна грешка hrubý omyl, bota dumhed; brøler der Schnitzer γκάφα, χοντρό λάθος metedura de pata, error garrafal, patochada prohmakas اشتباه احمقانه möhläys gaffe פַשלָה, טָעוּת चूक, भारी भूल zabluda baklövés kesalahan besar afglöp errore grave 大失敗 큰 실수 didelė klaida rupja kļūda kesilapan besar blunder tabbe, brøler, bommert gafa erro gafă грубая ошибка chyba; hlúposť huda napaka greška tabbe, blunder การทำผิดพลาดอย่างร้ายแรง gaf 錯事 груба помилка غلطی điều sai lầm


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