blunder
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blunder
- /ˈblʌn.dəː/ UK
- [ˈblʌ̹n.dəː] UK
- /ˈblʌn.dɚ/ US
- [ˈblʌ̈n.dɚ] ~ [ˈblʌ̈n.dɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ʌndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb) and blunder, blonder (“disturbance, strife”), from the verb; partly from Middle English blondren, a frequentative form of Middle English blonden, blanden ("to mix; mix up"; corresponding to blend + -er); and partly from Middle English blundren, a frequentative form of Middle English blunden (“to stagger; stumble”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”). Cognates include Norwegian blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”), dialectal Swedish blundra (“to act blindly or rashly”), Danish blunde (“to blink”) or blunde (“to take a nap”), Icelandic blunda (“to nap; doze”). Related to English blind.
noun blunders
verb blunders · blundering · blundered
- To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. to blunder in preparing a medical prescription
- To make a bad move, especially caused by tactical oversight.
- To lose a piece due to having made a bad move [with the piece lost]. blunder a rook
- To overlook the possibility of, or end up in, a specified undesirable situation after making a bad move. blunder a draw
- To move in an unsteady way. I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
- To enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistake. He and I had blundered into the middle of a gang fight once and I saw him shank a guy-stuck homeboy in the chest and strolled off cool as you please.
- To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse. He blunders and confounds all these together.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blooper, bungle, botch, flub, boo-boo, foul up, botch up, muck up, fumble, goof, trip up, louse up, bollocks up, mess up, slip up, bollix
Translations
Every language
noun mistake
| Español | error, condoro, descache, torpeza, desliz, error garrafal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | へま hema, ポカ poka |
| 中文 | 錯誤 /错误 cuòwù |
| Português | erro, confusão, gafe, mico, pontapé |
| Français | gaffe, impair, faux pas, maladresse, bourde |
| Deutsch | Patzer, Schnitzer, Fehler, Fehlgriff, Mißgriff, Fauxpas |
| Italiano | abbaglio, strafalcione, cantonata, sfondone, svarione, topica |
| Ελληνικά | γκάφα f σφάλμα gkáfa, λάθος láthos, παραδρομή paradromí |
| Русский | ляп ljap, ля́псус ljápsus, проко́л prokól, про́мах prómax, просчёт prosčót, зево́к zevók |
| עברית | פַּאֲשְׁלָה pashlah |
noun big mistake in chess
| Tiếng Việt | nước sai lầm ngớ ngẩn (in Chess.com) |
|---|
verb To make a stupid mistake
| Español | meter la pata, cagarse fuera del tarro, cagar fuera del cajón, cagar fuera del tiesto, cagar fuera del tibor |
|---|---|
| Português | cometer erro, fazer besteira, atrapalhar-se |
| Français | faire une gaffe, gaffer, fauter, se tromper, se planter |
| Deutsch | patzen, einen Bock schießen, danebengreifen, vermasseln, murksen, vermurksen |
| Italiano | sbagliare, prendere una cantonata, prendere un abbaglio, sgarrare, errare, toppare |
| Ελληνικά | σφάλλω sfállo |
| Русский | ля́пнуть ljápnutʹ, лопухну́ться lopuxnútʹsja, лажа́ться lažátʹsja, облажа́ться oblažátʹsja |
verb To move blindly or clumsily
| Español | dar tumbos |
|---|---|
| Português | andar cegamente |
| Français | se déplacer maladroitement, se mouvoir maladroitement |
| Deutsch | stolpern, herumtappen |
| Italiano | muoversi a tentoni, andare alla cieca |
| Русский | дви́гаться о́щупью dvígatʹsja óščupʹju, дви́гаться на о́щупь dvígatʹsja na óščupʹ, дви́гаться неуве́ренно dvígatʹsja neuvérenno |
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title = {blunder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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