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English noun: blunder | |||
| 1. | blunder (act) an embarrassing mistake | ||
| Synonyms | bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bobble, bull, clanger, faux pas, fluff, fumble, gaffe, gaucherie, howler, misstep, muff, slip, snafu, solecism, spectacle, stumble, trip, trip-up | ||
English verb: blunder | |||
| 1. | blunder (social) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||
| Samples | I blundered during the job interview. | ||
| Synonyms | boob, drop the ball, goof, sin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||
| 2. | blunder (motion) make one's way clumsily or blindly | ||
| Samples | He fumbled towards the door. | ||
| Synonyms | fumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
| 3. | blunder (communication) utter impulsively | ||
| Samples | He blurted out the secret. He blundered his stupid ideas. | ||
| Synonyms | blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
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