blunder

blunder
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. slip, botch, mess; solecism. —v. i. botch, fail, err; bungle, flounder. See error, unskillfulness.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. mistake, lapse, oversight, gaffe; see error 1 .
See Synonym Study at error . v.
Syn. flounder, bumble, bungle, goof*; see botch , fail 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
mistake, *goof, fumble, *boo-boo, *muff, gaffe, *flubup.
II
v.
*goof, fumble, botch, *muff, *flub, *drop the ball, err, *screw up, bungle, misstep, miscalculate.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A stupid, clumsy mistake: bull2, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal: blooper, boner. Slang: bloomer, goof. See CORRECT. II verb 1. To move awkwardly or clumsily: bumble1, stumble. See ABILITY, MOVE. 2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: bumble1, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See THRIVE. 3. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up, muck up. Slang: blow1, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idiom: make a muck of. See CORRECT, HELP.

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  • Blunder — Blun der, n. 1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance. [1913 Webster] Syn: {Blunder}, {Error}, {Mistake}, {Bull}. Usage: An error is a departure or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blunder — Blun der, v. t. 1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] To blunder an adversary. Ditton. [1913 Webster] 2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse. [1913 Webster] He blunders and confounds all these together. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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