Blunder Definition
blŭndər
blundered, blundering, blunders
noun
blunders
A foolish or stupid mistake.
Webster's New World
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verb
blundered, blundering, blunders
To make a mistake.
American Heritage
To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble.
Webster's New World
To do clumsily or poorly; bungle.
Webster's New World
To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt.
Webster's New World
To make a foolish or stupid mistake.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Blunder
From Middle English blunderen to go blindly perhaps from Old Swedish blundra have one's eyes closed from Old Norse blunda
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes”). Cognates include Danish blunde (“to blink”).
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