Antonyms for blunder
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bluhn-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌn dər |
Definition of blunder
Origin :- mid-14c., "to stumble about blindly," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse blundra "shut one's eyes," from PIE root *bhlendh- (see blind). Meaning "make a stupid mistake" is first recorded 1711. Related: Blundered; blundering.
- noun mistake
- verb make mistake
- I had made a blunder in thinking eighty miles only eighty miles under any circumstances.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- We fear, also, that an English mayor has been known to blunder.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- At which he sneered, and said that was a bull and a blunder, but no wonder, as I was an Irishman.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I am sorry that Congress was taken in, and committed such a blunder.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of Grief the blunder of a life.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- But he of The Blunder and Bluster was a much higher style of man.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- By the silent embarrassment which ensued she guessed her blunder.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- But she was the first to see that she had "put her foot in it" and laugh at her own blunder.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- In every instance the blunder has not been committed by Columbus, but by his critics.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- His discovery was a blunder; his blunder was a new world; the New World is his monument.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
Synonyms for blunder
- ball up
- blooper
- blow
- bobble
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- bumble
- bungle
- confuse
- drop the ball
- dumb move
- dumb thing to do
- err
- error
- fault
- faux pas
- flounder
- flub
- flub-up
- fluff
- foul up
- fumble
- gaffe
- goof
- gum up
- howler
- impropriety
- inaccuracy
- indiscretion
- lapse
- louse up
- mess up
- misjudge
- muff
- oversight
- screw up
- slip
- slip up
- slip-up
- solecism
- stumble
- trip
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