 blunder |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an embarrassing mistake | |
| Synonyms: | bungle foul-up fuckup flub botch boner boo-boo misdoing bloomer blooper | |
| Related terms: | mistake faux_pas fumble bull trip clanger snafu spectacle fluff howler botch bungle | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (sociology) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | |
| Synonyms: | goof boob sin | |
| Examples: | "I blundered during the job interview" |
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| Related terms: | transgress fathead | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
| Synonyms: | spoil fuck_up louse_up muck_up flub mess_up foul_up ball_up mishandle muff bungle blow fumble bollix bollocks_up bobble fluff bollix_up bollocks screw_up botch_up bumble botch | |
| Examples: | "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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| Related terms: | fail blurt_out spoil ballup bungler fluff screwup | |
| 4. | [ verb ] utter impulsively | |
| Synonyms: | ejaculate blurt blunder_out blurt_out | |
| Examples: | "He blurted out the secret" "He blundered his stupid ideas" |
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| Related terms: | talk ejaculation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make one's way clumsily or blindly | |
| Synonyms: | fumble | |
| Examples: | "He fumbled towards the door" |
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| Related terms: | pass | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make an error | |
| Synonyms: | slip_up trip_up stumble | |
| Examples: | "She slipped up and revealed the name" |
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| Related terms: | err trip bungler | |
| Similar spelling: |
blunderer blinder blender blonde blende Blundell blond blind blend bland bluntness blindside blunted blintze blinded blended Blondell blantyre Blunt blind_side |
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