blunder
A clumsy or embarrassing mistakeA clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
» As a result of his carelessness, he made a serious blunder.
Meaning
3 sensesA clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
Patzer, Schnitzer, Fehler
ляпljap, ля́псусljápsus, проко́лprokól
an embarrassing mistake
A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
(obsolete)Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.
Examples
33 sentencesAs a result of his carelessness, he made a serious blunder.
What a colossal blunder!
He was guilty of a blunder.
Він був винний у промаху. — oromashka
ruОн был виновен в промахе. — odexed
She's guilty of a grave blunder.
Tom seems to have blundered again.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb) and blunder, blonder (“disturbanceInherited 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.
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