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blundernoun an unintentional departure from truth or accuracyfixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer bobble, boo-boo, boob(British), brick, clanger(British), clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfallfoul-up, snafumisapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictnessinerrancy, infallibility, perfection blunderverbto make a mistakeeven though the prosecution had blundered several times in presenting its case, it ultimately prevailed boob(British), err, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip nodbobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murdermiscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistakemisconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand drop the ball, lay an egg to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectuallyblundered his way through an acceptance speech bumble, flog(British), flounder, limp, lumber, plod, struggle, stumble, trudge jog, shamble, shufflewallow, welterfalter, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totterfumble, muddle coast, fly, glide, kilt, sail, zip, zoom n.error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper.error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.a lapse in judgment in the 14th century |