blunder

Meaning

Noun

1. A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
2. A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
3. (obsolete) Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
2. (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
5. (figuratively, intransitive, sometimes) To move in an unsteady way.
6. (intransitive) To enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistake.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.

Synonyms

mistake

error

fault

gaffe

bungle

make a mistake

slip

err

fail

stumble

goof

botch

blooper

wrong

failure

boner

fluff

lapse

faux pas

flounder

boo-boo

oversight

negligence

miss

blunder out

miscue

gross error

inadvertence

falter

fuckup

foul-up

failing

bumble

blurt out

accident

flub

bloomer

make an error

nonsense

pratfall

aberration

clumsiness

clanger

mischief

mishap

sin

fumble

flaw

boob

ejaculate

Translations

Fehler

gaffe

γκάφα

Schnitzer

Versehen

blunder

erreur

Missgriff

bévue

equivocación

faux pas

hata

gaffe

maladresse

strafalcione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blundren

Cognate with Norwegian: blunda

Cognate with Swedish: blundra

Cognate with Danish: blunde

Cognate with Icelandic: blunda

Cognate with English: blind

In summary

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.