| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | blun·der |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bl n d r |
| NOUN: | A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion. | | VERB: | Inflected forms: blun·dered, blun·der·ing, blun·ders
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To move clumsily or blindly. 2. To make a usually serious mistake. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch. 2. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda. | | OTHER FORMS: | blunder·er —NOUN
blunder·ing·ly —ADVERB
| | SYNONYMS: | blunder, bumble1, flounder1, lumber2, lurch1, stumble These verbs mean to move awkwardly or unsteadily: blundered about the dark room; flies bumbling against the screen; floundered up the muddy trail; a wagon lumbering along an unpaved road; twisted her ankle and lurched home; stumbled but regained his balance.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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