blunder
Blunder means to say or do something in a careless or stupid way.
(verb)An example of blunder is someone tripping over their own foot.
The definition of a blunder is a foolish mistake.
(noun)An example of blunder is someone referring to a man's wife as his daughter.
See blunder in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb
- to move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
- to make a foolish or stupid mistake
Origin: ME blunderen, freq. < ON blunda, to shut the eyes, akin to Swed dial. blundra, to do blindly < IE base *bhlendh-: see blend
transitive verb
- to say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt: often with out
- to do clumsily or poorly; bungle
noun
Related Forms:
- blunderer noun
- blunderingly adverb
See blunder in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- To move clumsily or blindly.
- To make a usually serious mistake.
- To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch.
- To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly
Origin: , perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed
Origin: , from Old Norse blunda
.Related Forms:
- blunˈder·er noun
- blunˈder·ing·ly adverb
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