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blunder

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verb

blun·​der ˈblən-dər How to pronounce blunder (audio)
blundered; blundering ˈblən-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce blunder (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to move unsteadily or confusedly
In their exhaustion they often blundered against each other … Norman Mailer
2
: to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
blundered by not acting sooner

transitive verb

1
: to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly
blundered an apology
2
: to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in
blundering matters through ignorance … Rafael Sabatini
blunderer noun

blunder

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noun

: a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
a costly tactical blunder
Choose the Right Synonym for blunder

error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper.

error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.

procedural errors

mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.

dialed the wrong number by mistake

blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.

diplomatic blunders

slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.

a slip of the tongue

lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.

a lapse in judgment

Example Sentences

Verb We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail. Another skier blundered into his path. The government blundered by not acting sooner. Noun The accident was the result of a series of blunders. fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 Special teams blunder aside, Kevin Stefanski and the Browns offense squandered two potential go-ahead opportunities. Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021 But what dollar hawks didn't calculate was that the U.S. would jump out to such a huge lead in vaccinating Americans, while its biggest trading partners in Asia and the eurozone would blunder along. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 5 May 2021 The soil is full of pathogenic fungi just waiting for a nice juicy fire ant to blunder into them. Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2020 The only points for Leach and Mississippi State during the 24-2 loss to Kentucky came on a Wildcats special teams blunder that resulted in a safety. Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2020 Ant death spirals break only when enough workers accidentally blunder away, creating trails that lead the spiraling workers to safety. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2020 Yearling black bears blunder over the asphalt in search of their own territories. Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 6 July 2020 Some pointed to other calls Goldman strategists blundered in the past, while others said Wall Street banks were too slow to catch onto the trend. Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com, 27 May 2020
Noun
The policy of engagement with China that Biden advocated in 1979 is maligned as a colossal blunder dreamed up by naive ivory-tower elites. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022 Despite her last single being a blunder, her catalog remains unblemished. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2022 The publisher may lose a lot of money on those $0.06 pre-purchase sales, but the cash has probably already been recouped from the additional pre-purchases coverage of the blunder no doubt generated. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 17 Aug. 2022 But financial advisors say all couples can learn a lesson from the A-Lister’s blunder: discuss major financial decisions together prior to making them. Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 To go with the defensive blunder, Grossman finished 0-for-3 with one strikeout and is batting .202 in 68 games this season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2022 But one major blunder that turned the shoreline into a killing field was shockingly basic. Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 This is a time of divisiveness, an era when the slightest blunder triggers strong censure, often far exceeding the gravity of the misstep. Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Workers moved the woman's remains to the correct grave earlier this year after a family member alerted staff at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock to the blunder, state officials confirmed last week. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English blundren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blunda to shut one's eyes, doze, Norwegian dialect blundra

Noun

noun derivative of blunder entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1681, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blunder was in the 14th century

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