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blunder

/ˈblʌn.dɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
blun-der
IPA
/ˈblʌn.dɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

noun

A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.

noun

Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.

Obsolete

verb

To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To move in an unsteady way.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb) and blunder, blonder (“disturbance, strife”), from the verb; partly from Middle English blondren, a frequentative form of Middle English blonden, blanden ("to mix; mix up"; corresponding to blend + -er); and partly from Middle English blundren, a frequentative form of Middle English blunden (“to stagger; stumble”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”). Cognates include Norwegian blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”), dialectal Swedish blundra (“to act blindly or rashly”), Danish blunde (“to blink”) or blunde (“to take a nap”), Icelandic blunda (“to nap; doze”). Related to English blind.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈblʌn.dɚ/
  • British English: /ˈblʌn.dəː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blunders (plural) blunders (present, singular) blundering (participle, present) blundered (participle, past) blundered (past)

Derived Forms

blunderbuss blunderfest blunderful blunderhead blunderland blunderous blunderously blundersome blundery flounder blunderer blundering

Phrases

blunder years thud and blunder winter blunderland

Synonyms

mul:?? blooper goof howler bloomer bungle pratfall foul-up fuckup flub botch boner

Rhymes With

under wonder thunder plunder asunder funder sunder klunder grunder land under nine-day wonder nine days' wonder

Questions

How do you pronounce blunder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌn.dɚ/.
What does blunder mean?
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
Where does blunder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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