Noun: blunder blún-du(r)
- An embarrassing mistake
"The blunder in scheduling resulted in double-booked meeting rooms";
- blooper [N. Amer, informal], bloomer [informal], bungle, pratfall [informal], foul-up [informal], flub [N. Amer, informal], botch, boner [N. Amer, informal], boo-boo [informal], boob [Brit, informal], goof [informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal]
- Make one's way clumsily or blindly
"He blundered towards the door";
- fumble
- Utter impulsively
"He blundered his stupid ideas";
- blurt out, blurt, blunder out, ejaculate
- Make a serious or embarrassing mistake
"I blundered during the job interview";
- drop the ball, boob [informal], goof [informal]
Derived forms: blundering, blundered, blunders
Type of: breach, break, error, fault, go against, infract, mistake, mouth, offend, outrage, pass, speak, talk, transgress, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, violate
Encyclopedia: Blunder