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- [bluhn-der]
- /ˈblʌn dər/
- /ˈblʌn.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluhn-der]
- /ˈblʌn dər/
Definitions of blundered word
- noun blundered a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning. 1
- verb without object blundered to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room. 1
- verb without object blundered to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially through carelessness or mental confusion: Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong. 1
- verb with object blundered to bungle; botch: Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant. 1
- verb with object blundered to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out: He blundered his surprise at their winning the award. 1
- verb blundered simple past tense and past participle of blunder. 0
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Origin of blundered
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English blunderen, blondren, (v.) < Old Norse blunda shut one's eyes, nap; compare Norwegian dialect blundra
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Parts of speech for Blundered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blundered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blundered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blundered
noun blundered
- defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
- faulted — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- misprinted — Simple past tense and past participle of misprint.
- mistook — simple past tense of mistake.
verb blundered
- erred — Simple past tense and past participle of err.
- floundered — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- fumbled — Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
- lurched — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- misapprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
Antonyms for blundered
verb blundered
- corrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
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