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- pronunciation:
- bluhn
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a careless or thoughtless mistake.
It was a great blunder to forget the guest of honor's name.- synonyms:
- boner, flub, goof, slip-up
- similar words:
- blooper, botch, error, fault, faux pas, fiasco, folly, gaffe, gaucherie, howler, mistake, muff, oversight, slip, stumble
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| related words: |
miss, trick, trip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
blunders, blundering, blundered |
| definition 1: |
to act or move awkwardly or without clear purpose.
We blundered about in the fog.- synonyms:
- bumble, flounder, stumble
- similar words:
- fumble, muddle
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| definition 2: |
to make a careless, thoughtless, or stupid mistake.
The candidate blundered when she misquoted her opponent.- synonyms:
- flub, goof
- similar words:
- bungle, err, muff, slip, stumble
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| related words: |
fault, mistake, nod, trip |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make a mess or a failure of.
He blundered the entire presentation.- synonyms:
- bungle, flub, goof up, mess up, muff
- similar words:
- boggle, botch, bumble
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| definition 2: |
to say without thinking.
- similar words:
- let out
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| related words: |
bungle, muddle |
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| derivations: |
blunderingly (adj.), blunderer (n.) |
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