Definitions for blunder
ˈblʌn dərblun·der

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-booverb

   an embarrassing mistake

2. drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goofverb

   commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

   "I blundered during the job interview"

3. fumble, blunderverb

   make one's way clumsily or blindly

   "He fumbled towards the door"

4. blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculateverb

   utter impulsively

   "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blundernoun

   A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

2. blunderverb

   To make a stupid mistake.

3. blunderverb

   To move blindly or clumsily.

4. Etymology: blunda. Cognates include Danish blunde.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blundernoun

   A gross or shameful mistake.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   It was the advice of Schomberg to an historian, that he should avoid being particular in the drawing up of an army, and other circumstances in the day of battle; for that he had observed notorious blunders and absurdities committed by writers not conversant in the art of war. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   It is our own ignorance that makes us charge those works of the Almighty, as defects or blunders, as ill-contrived or ill-made. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

2. To Blunderverb

   To mix foolishly or blindly.

   He seems to understand no difference between titles of respect and acts of worship; between expressions of esteem and devotion; between religious and civil worship: for he blunders and confounds all these together; and whatever proves one, he thinks, proves all the rest. Edward Stillingfleet.

3. To BLUNDERverb

   Etymology: blunderen, Dutch; perhaps from blind.

   1. To mistake grossly; to err very widely; to mistake stupidly. It is a word implying contempt.

   It is one thing to forget matter of fact, and another to blunder upon the reason of it. Roger L'Estrange.

   The grandees and giants in knowledge, who laughed at all besides themselves, as barbarous and insignificant, yet blundered, and stumbled, about their grand and principal concern. South.

   2. To flounder; to stumble.

   He who now to sense, now nonsense leaning,
   Means not, but blunders round about a meaning. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blunder

   A blunder is a careless or foolish mistake, often resulting from lack of knowledge, attention, or misjudgment. It can refer to significant errors in any field, such as chess moves, strategic decisions, or public statements. It highlights actions that are not thought through properly and can possibly lead to severe consequences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blunderverb

   to make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription

2. Blunderverb

   to move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble

3. Blunderverb

   to cause to blunder

4. Blunderverb

   to do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse

5. Blundernoun

   confusion; disturbance

6. Blundernoun

   a gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blunder

   blun′der, v.i. to make a gross mistake, to flounder about: to utter thoughtlessly.—n. a gross mistake.—p.adj. Blun′dering, apt to make gross mistakes: apt to stumble.—To blunder away, to throw away some opportunity or advantage. [M. E. blondren; prob. conn. with Bland; perh. from Ice. blunda, to doze.]

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Anagrams for blunder »

1. bundler

How to pronounce blunder?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blunder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blunder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of blunder in a Sentence

1. Antoine de Saint-Exupery:

   One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Senator Rubio emphatically supported Hillary Clinton in toppling (Muammar) Qaddafi in Libya. I think that made no sense, the terrorist attack that occurred in Benghazi was a direct result of that massive foreign policy blunder.

3. Sanjay Jha:

   Modi's latest foreign policy disaster on China can be termed a Himalayan blunder.

4. Mariano Rajoy:

   Talking and pledging is very easy but governing is slightly more difficult, the policy reforms that we've implemented have worked, and backtracking would be a blunder. When I see that, with the help of Podemos, the Socialists wants to change everything we've done, I just think it's bad for Spain.

5. Tim Winter:

   TLC once stood for The Learning Channel…and now it stands for Totally Ludacris Content, it’s pathetic and it’s desperate. It’s a strategic blunder. You have to have a brand for your programing and a program like ‘Sex in Public’ is going to help nobody. It may be clever in terms of ‘oh they’re going to a food court to talk to about their sexual appetite’ but at the end of the day this is explicit content, it’s on a network that has built a brand on other types of content. I just don’t think it’s going to fit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blunder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blunder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=blunder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunder
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=blunder
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=blunder