blunder
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: backgammon
board-games
chess
games
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.
Base: blend
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: blunders
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: blunders
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: blundering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: blundered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: blundered
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
pos: noun
gloss: A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
pos: noun
gloss: Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
gloss: To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: to blunder in preparing a medical prescription
gloss: To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: blunder a rook
gloss: To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: blunder a draw
blunder a mate in one
gloss: To move in an unsteady way.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
intransitive
sometimes
examples: I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
blunders on, and staggers every pace
gloss: To enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistake.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: 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.
gloss: To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: He blunders and confounds all these together.
Were a Diſpute to be manag'd purely for a Trial of Skill; then to ſhuffle and digreſs from the Matter in hand, ſo as by any means whatſoever to blunder an Adverſary, and ſtop the Progreſs of his Argument, were a more pardonable Piece of Folly.
Synonyms: goof
howler
Derived words: blunderbuss
blunderfest
blunderful
blunderhead
blunderland
blunderous
blunderously
blundersome
flounder
thud and blunder
winter blunderland
blundery
blunderer
blundering
blunderingly
outblunder
unblundered
unblundering
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: правя груби грешки
roman: pravja grubi greški
lang: Dutch
word: blunderen
lang: Dutch
word: een flater slaan
lang: Dutch
word: een bok schieten
lang: Dutch
word: miskleunen
lang: Dutch
word: flateren
lang: Esperanto
word: fuŝi
lang: French
word: faire une gaffe
lang: French
word: gaffer
lang: French
word: fauter
lang: French
word: se tromper
lang: French
word: se planter
lang: German
word: patzen
lang: German
word: einen Bock schießen
lang: German
word: danebengreifen
lang: German
word: vermasseln
lang: German
word: murksen
lang: German
word: vermurksen
lang: German
word: pfuschen
lang: German
word: Mist bauen
lang: German
word: sich blamieren
lang: Greek
word: σφάλλω
roman: sfállo
lang: Hungarian
word: bakot lő
lang: Italian
word: sbagliare
lang: Italian
word: prendere una cantonata
lang: Italian
word: prendere un abbaglio
lang: Italian
word: sgarrare
lang: Italian
word: errare
lang: Italian
word: toppare
lang: Italian
word: spropositare
lang: Marathi
word: घोडचूक करणे
roman: ghoḍcūk karṇe
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: tabbe seg ut
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: bukke
lang: Portuguese
word: cometer erro
lang: Portuguese
word: fazer besteira
lang: Portuguese
word: atrapalhar-se
lang: Russian
word: ля́пнуть
roman: ljápnutʹ
lang: Russian
word: лопухну́ться
roman: lopuxnútʹsja
lang: Russian
word: лажа́ться
roman: lažátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: облажа́ться
roman: oblažátʹsja
lang: Sanskrit
word: स्रेधति
roman: sredhati
lang: Spanish
word: meter la pata
lang: Spanish
word: cagarse fuera del tarro
lang: Spanish
word: cagar fuera del cajón
lang: Spanish
word: cagar fuera del tiesto
lang: Spanish
word: cagar fuera del tibor
lang: Thai
word: เพลี่ยงพล่ำ
lang: Thai
word: พลาดท่า
lang: Thai
word: เสียที
lang: Volapük
word: pökön