stupid blunder

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• blunder — [blun′dər] vi. [ME blunderen, freq. < ON blunda, to shut the eyes, akin to Swed dial. blundra, to do blindly < IE base * bhlendh : see BLEND] 1. to move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble 2. to make a foolish or stupid mistake vt. 1 …   English World dictionary

• blunder — ► NOUN ▪ a stupid or careless mistake. ► VERB 1) make a blunder. 2) move clumsily or as if unable to see. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

• blunder on — ˌblunder ˈon f10 derived to continue doing sth in a careless or stupid way • I wasn t sure he understood what I was saying, but I blundered on with my explanation. Main entry: ↑blunderderived …   Useful english dictionary

• blunder — I n. 1) to commit, make a blunder 2) a costly, egregious, fatal, glaring, grave, serious, stupid, terrible blunder 3) a blunder to + inf. (it was a blunder to invite them) II v. (d; intr.) to blunder on, upon ( to happen on ) * * * [ blʌndə]… …   Combinatory dictionary

• blunder — blun|der1 [ˈblʌndə US ər] n a careless or stupid mistake ▪ A last minute blunder cost them the match. blunder 2 blunder2 v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move in an unsteady …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• blunder — [[t]blʌ̱ndə(r)[/t]] blunders, blundering, blundered 1) N COUNT A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake. I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time. Syn: gaffe 2) VERB If you blunder, you make a stupid or careless… …   English dictionary

• blunder — blunderer, n. blunderingly, adv. /blun deuhr/, n. 1. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That s your second blunder this morning. v.i. 2. to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered… …   Universalium

• blunder — 1 noun (C) a careless or stupid mistake: A last minute blunder by the goalkeeper cost them the match. 2 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move in an unsteady way, as if you cannot see properly: blunder around/about/into: I could hear… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blunder — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, act of folly, bad job, be all thumbs, bevue, blooper, blow, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, bobble, boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo boo, botch, bull, bumble, bungle, butcher,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• blunder — {{11}}blunder (n.) mid 14c., apparently from BLUNDER (Cf. blunder) (v.), though of about the same age. {{12}}blunder (v.) mid 14c., to stumble about blindly, from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. blundra shut one s eyes, from PIE root *bhlendh… …   Etymology dictionary

• blunder out — verb utter impulsively He blurted out the secret He blundered his stupid ideas • Syn: ↑blurt out, ↑blurt, ↑blunder, ↑ejaculate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ejaculation …   Useful english dictionary