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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 deviation from that which
            is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an
            error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or
            taking of one thing for another, through haste,
            inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder
            is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a
            person to flounder on in his course, from
            carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a
            verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of
            ideas.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
     confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
     by mixture.]
     1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
        writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
        stumble.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was never distinguished for address, and have
              often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
              And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To blunder on.
        (a) To continue blundering.
        (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
            or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
            as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blunder \Blun"der\, n.
     1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.]
  
     2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness,
        stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
  
     Syn: Blunder, Error, Mistake, Bull.
  
     Usage: An error is a departure or deviation from that which
            is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an
            error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or
            taking of one thing for another, through haste,
            inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder
            is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a
            person to flounder on in his course, from
            carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a
            verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of
            ideas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
     confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
     by mixture.]
     1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
        writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
  
     2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
        stumble.
  
              I was never distinguished for address, and have
              often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
  
              Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place, And
              blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
  
     To blunder on.
        (a) To continue blundering.
        (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
            or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
            as, to blunder on a useful discovery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blunder \Blun"der\, v. t.
     1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] ``To blunder an adversary.''
        --Ditton.
  
     2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
  
              He blunders and confounds all these together.
                                                    --Stillingfleet.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  blunder
       n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: blooper, bloomer, bungle,
            foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]
       v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
            blundered during the job interview" [syn: sin, boob,
             goof]
       2: make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the
          door" [syn: fumble]
       3: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He
          blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt, blunder
          out, ejaculate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κάνω γκάφα
     2 σφάλλω
     3 κινούμαι αδέξια, παραπαίω
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κάνω γκάφα
     2 σφάλλω
     3 κινούμαι αδέξια, παραπαίω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     Dutch n.
     A #English, serious error or mistake.
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl blunderen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     n.
     1 A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
     2 (lb en chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical
  oversight.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to make a mistake.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     n.
     1 A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
     2 (lb en chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical
  oversight.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to make a mistake.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     Dutch n.
     A #English, serious error or mistake.
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl blunderen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     n.
     1 A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
     2 (lb en chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical
  oversight.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to make a mistake.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     Dutch n.
     A #English, serious error or mistake.
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl blunderen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     n.
     1 A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
     2 (lb en chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical
  oversight.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to make a mistake.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     Englanti n.
     1 munaus, möhläys
     2 (yhteys shakki k=en) munaus
     Englanti vb.
     kompuroida, möhliä, munata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     n.
     (grovt) misstag eller förbiseende, i synnerhet ett sådant som ens
  omgivning kan ha överseende med

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  blunder
     n.
     (grovt) misstag eller förbiseende, i synnerhet ett sådant som ens
  omgivning kan ha överseende med

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Blunder /blˈʌndə/
  الخطأ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  груба грешка, пропуск
  mistake

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  1. правя груби грешки
  To make a stupid mistake
  2. вървя слепешката
  To move blindly or clumsily

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  trapas

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  chyba

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  omyl

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  einen Bock schießen  [übtr.]
     Synonym: commit a blunder
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  Schnitzer , Patzer , Missgriff , Ungeschicklichkeit 
     Synonyms: boo-boo, boob, clanger, flub
  
   see: blunders, boobs, clangers, flubs, blunder, I really blew it.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  einen groben Fehler/Schnitzer machen/begehen
   see: blunder, boo-boo, boob, clanger, flub, blunders, boobs, clangers, flubs, I really blew it.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  sich blamieren 
   see: blundering, blundered
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  
  κάνω γκάφα, γκάφα, πέφτω άτσαλα πάνω σε

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  haksahdus, kommellus, kömmähdys, munaus
  mistake

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/ 
  1. चूक, भारी~भूल
        "I committed a blunder by not going there."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  greška, griješiti, gruba omaška, kiks, kikser, zabluda

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  1. hiba
  2. baklövés
  3. melléfogás

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  へま, ポカ
  mistake

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  blunder /ˈblʌndə/
  I.   1.  popełniać poważny błąd
   2.  błąkać się, łazić
  II.    poważny błąd, błąd, gafa

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  blunder, tabbe, tavla
  mistake

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  blunder //ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)// //ˈblʌn.dɚ// 
  drumla
  To move blindly or clumsily

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  blunder /blˈʌndə/
  1. gaf, aptalca yapılan hata, falso
  2. gaf yapmak, budalaca hareket etmek
  3. düşünmeden söz söylemek, pot kırmak. blunderer  budalaca hareket eden kimse.

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  blunder /blɵndər/
  impair

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
   [1. een onverwacht domme, vaak erg publieke, daad die meestal iemands geloofwaardigheid aantast] granchio

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
  fora
  1. een onverwacht domme, vaak erg publieke, daad die meestal iemands geloofwaardigheid aantast

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
  error craso, pifia
  1. een onverwacht domme, vaak erg publieke, daad die meestal iemands geloofwaardigheid aantast

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
  etikettsbrott
  1. een onverwacht domme, vaak erg publieke, daad die meestal iemands geloofwaardigheid aantast

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  blunder
  blunder

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
  гаф
  (grovt) misstag eller förbiseende, i synnerhet ett sådant som ens omgivning kan ha överseende med

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  blunder /blˈɵndər/ 
  Fehler, Fehlgriff, Missgriff
  (grovt) misstag eller förbiseende, i synnerhet ett sådant som ens omgivning kan ha överseende med

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɫəndɝ/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/bl'ɵnːdɛr/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  101 Moby Thesaurus words for "blunder":
     absurdity, act of folly, bad job, be all thumbs, bevue, blooper,
     blow, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, bobble,
     boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bull, bumble,
     bungle, butcher, careen, career, clumsy performance,
     commit a gaffe, dumb trick, err, error, etourderie, falter,
     faux pas, flounce, flounder, flub, fluff, folly, foozle, fumble,
     gaffe, gaucherie, goof, goof up, gum up, hash, howler, imprudence,
     indiscretion, labor, lapse, louse up, lumber, lurch,
     make a blunder, make a misstep, mar, mess, miscue, miss,
     miss the mark, misspeak, mistake, muddle, muff, murder, off day,
     pitch, pitch and plunge, play havoc with, plunge, reel, rock, roll,
     sad work, screw up, screw-up, seethe, slip, slip up, snapper,
     solecism, sottise, spoil, stagger, struggle, stumble, stupid thing,
     stupidity, sway, swing, thrash about, toss, toss and tumble,
     toss and turn, totter, trip, tumble, unwise step, wallop, wallow,
     welter
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 大错,大失策;
  v. 失策,绊倒,弄糟;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 大错,大失策
     vi. 失策,绊倒,犯错
     vt. 做错

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