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blunder

noun
/ˈblʌn.dəː/UK/ˈblʌn.dɚ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from blunda — “to shut the eyes; doze”
  2. derived from blunden — “to stagger; stumble”
  3. derived from blonden
  4. derived from blondren
  5. inherited from blundren

Definitions

  1. A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

  2. A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.

  3. Confusion

    Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.

      • to blunder in preparing a medical prescription

    2. To move in an unsteady way.

      • I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
      • blunders on, and staggers every pace

    3. 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.

    4. To do or treat in a blundering manner

      To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.

      • He blunders and confounds all these together.

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Derived

blunderbuss, blunderfest, blunderful, blunderhead, blunderland, blunderous, blunderously, blundersome, flounder, thud and blunder, winter blunderland, blundery, blunderer, blundering, blunderingly, outblunder, unblundered, unblundering

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA