blunder
English Thesaurus
1. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | error, fault, mistake, |
| definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bobble, |
| definition | : | the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | snafu, |
| definition | : | an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | spectacle, |
| definition | : | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bull, |
| definition | : | a serious and ludicrous blunder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fumble, muff, |
| definition | : | (sports) dropping the ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fluff, |
| definition | : | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | howler, |
| definition | : | a glaring blunder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | clanger, |
| definition | : | a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate (noun.act) |
2. utter impulsively (verb.communication)
3. make one's way clumsily or blindly (verb.motion)
4. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
| definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
5. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bungle, |
| definition | : | spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil, |
| definition | : | make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social) |
6. utter impulsively (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ejaculation, interjection, |
| definition | : | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | ejaculator, |
| definition | : | a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation (noun.person) |
7. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
8. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bungle, |
| definition | : | spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil, |
| definition | : | make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social) |
9. utter impulsively (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ejaculation, interjection, |
| definition | : | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | ejaculator, |
| definition | : | a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation (noun.person) |
10. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
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