What does blunder mean?
Definitions for blunder
ˈblʌn dərblun·der
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blunder.
Princeton's WordNet
blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-booverb
an embarrassing mistake
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"
fumble, blunderverb
make one's way clumsily or blindly
"He fumbled towards the door"
blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculateverb
utter impulsively
"He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Wiktionary
blundernoun
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
blunderverb
To make a stupid mistake.
blunderverb
To move blindly or clumsily.
Etymology: blunda. Cognates include Danish blunde.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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.
To BLUNDERverb
Etymology: blunderen, Dutch; perhaps from blind.
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.
He who now to sense, now nonsense leaning,
Means not, but blunders round about a meaning. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Blunderverb
to make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription
Blunderverb
to move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble
Blunderverb
to cause to blunder
Blunderverb
to do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse
Blundernoun
confusion; disturbance
Blundernoun
a gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blunder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blunder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of blunder in a Sentence
The historic blunder of this administration is not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq, i do not believe Syria would have spun out of control, certainly.ISIS rose from the defeated ashes of what was Al Qaeda in Iraq.
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.
Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Meanwhile, in the face of this Russian military buildup, we are significantly reducing Army forces in our nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska. This is a strategic blunder by the Obama administration.
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.
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- تخبطArabic
- груба грешка, пропуск, вървя слепешката, правя груби грешкиBulgarian
- patzen, Patzer, einen Bock schießen, SchnitzerGerman
- σφάλλω, σφάλμα, λάθος, παραδρομήGreek
- metida de pata, tropiezo, error, meter la pata, torpeza, desliz, garrafal, descache, condoroSpanish
- munaus, k, haksahdus, kömmähdys, kommellusFinnish
- maladresse, bourde, faux pas, gaffe, impairFrench
- szarvashiba, baklövésHungarian
- strafalcione, cantonata, sbagliare, muoversi a tentoni, andare alla cieca, abbaglioItalian
- へま, ポカJapanese
- blunderDutch
- confusão, erro, mico, gafePortuguese
- ляпсус, ля́пнуть, лопухну́ться, облажа́ться, [[двигаться]] [[ощупь, просчёт, [[двигаться]] [[на]] [[ощупь]], промах, лажа́ться, ляп, проколRussian
- kiksSerbo-Croatian
- tavla, tabbe, blunderSwedish
- การทำพลาดThai
- hataTurkish
- غلطیUrdu
- pökönVolapük
- 错误Chinese
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