Blunder - English meaning

idiom

To be wrong

Usage examples:

Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

idiom

To be doing something in a way that will bring good/bad results; to be thinking in the right/wrong way

Usage examples:

These results suggest that we are on the right track., if you think my son was involved, you are on…

noun

A plant that produces flowers at a specified time.

Usage examples:

Fragrant night-bloomers such as nicotiana

noun

A serious or stupid mistake.

Usage examples:

He never committed a bloomer

noun

A large loaf with diagonal slashes on a rounded top.

Usage examples:

I had visions of running over to the fresh bread counter, ripping the crust off a large bloomer and…

noun

An embarrassing error.

Usage examples:

He poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers

noun

A mistake, often amusing, made by a person in public

noun

A funny mistake made by an actor during the making of a film or television programme and usually removed before the film or programme is shown

noun

A mistake, or a small cut or injury

Usage examples:

I did a boo-boo! i spilled coffee!

noun

An embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

The boob was spotted by a security expert at the show

verb

Make an embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

We found that we had boobed and the booking was for the previous week

noun

A woman's breast.

Usage examples:

Her tummy is trim, her legs long (for obvious reasons), her boobs big, and her butt nice and round.

verb

Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of botching the job

noun

A bungled task.

Usage examples:

I've probably made a botch of things

verb

To spoil something by doing it badly

Usage examples:

He thinks the police botched the investigation.

verb

Carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.

Usage examples:

He bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players

noun

A task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way.

Usage examples:

A series of bureaucratic bungles over his visa status

verb

To do something badly, or spoil something

Usage examples:

The police bungled the investigation.

noun

An absurd or embarrassing blunder.

Usage examples:

The minister had dropped a massive political clanger

noun

Something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

Usage examples:

Claire dropped (= said) a clanger by joking about his dog that's been dead for three months.

noun

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

Usage examples:

The only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle

noun

An event or situation that is a complete failure

Usage examples:

The candidate’s behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political d…

noun

A complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization

Usage examples:

The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in us history.

verb

Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.

Usage examples:

The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible

verb

To make a mistake

Usage examples:

It’s preferable to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful) rather than risk disaster.

verb

To make a mistake or to do something wrong

Usage examples:

He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position.

noun

A mistake.

Usage examples:

Spelling errors

noun

A mistake, esp. in a way that can be discovered as wrong, or the making of such mistakes

Usage examples:

[ c ] a spelling/mathematical error, [ u ] investigators said the train crash was caused by human e…

noun

Something done or written by accident that is not correct, not accurate, or does not give the right result

Usage examples:

Make/introduce an error can i amend my vat return online if i've made an error?, correct/find an er…

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Usage examples:

A fail grade

verb

To not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do

Usage examples:

She moved to london in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed., this method of growing tom…

noun

An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.

Usage examples:

My worst fault is impatience

verb

Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.

Usage examples:

Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun

A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly

Usage examples:

He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

noun

A complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.

Usage examples:

His plans turned into a fiasco

noun

A complete failure

Usage examples:

The entire political campaign was a fiasco, and at the end he drew only 30% of the votes.

noun

Something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way

Usage examples:

The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.

phrasal verb

To spoil or damage something, esp. by making a mistake or doing something stupid

Usage examples:

I think antipollution devices really foul up a lot of engines., if you foul up, tell the president …

phrasal verb

A rude phrase meaning to damage, harm, or upset someone or something, or to do something very badly

Usage examples:

Her parents' divorce really fucked her up., i fucked up the interview., the exam was a disaster - i…

noun

An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.

Usage examples:

In my first few months at work i made some real gaffes

noun

An embarrassing mistake

Usage examples:

His failure to ask for his teacher’s advice was a major gaffe.

noun

A remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite

Usage examples:

Make a gaffe i made a real gaffe - i called his new wife "judy", which is the name of his ex-wife.,…

adjective

Not correct or not accurate

Usage examples:

Three of your answers were wrong., that clock is wrong – it’s 12:30, not 12:15., i dialed the wrong…

noun

A mistake.

Usage examples:

With a sense of humour, embarrassing goofs can be turned into something positive

verb

Behave in a silly way or playful way.

Usage examples:

They started goofing around in front of the cameras

verb

To make a silly mistake

Usage examples:

If tom hadn't goofed and missed that shot, we'd have won the game., she goofed her lines (= said th…

noun

A very stupid or glaring mistake, especially an amusing one.

Usage examples:

The occasional schoolboy howler would amuse the examiners

noun

A stupid and obvious mistake, especially in something that someone says or writes

Usage examples:

I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of a howler., so far in the election, n…

noun

A jug or large bottle that can be filled with beer, especially at a brewery (= a place where beer is made). a howler usually contains 32 fluid ounces

Usage examples:

Howlers are perfect if you're looking to bring home multiple draft beers but don't want a full grow…

noun

The quality or state of not being accurate.

Usage examples:

A weapon of notorious inaccuracy

noun

A situation in which a fact or measurement is not completely correct or exact

Usage examples:

The film is full of historical inaccuracies., the inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes the…

verb

Calculate (an amount or measurement) wrongly.

Usage examples:

They miscalculated the number of new houses that would need to be built

verb

To make a mistake when calculating an amount or judging someone or something

Usage examples:

[ t ] swensen badly miscalculated the time it would take., they thought they could win the war, and…

verb

To calculate an amount wrongly

Usage examples:

The water company had deliberately miscalculated the data it supplies to the regulator., the insura…

verb

Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.

Usage examples:

I've misjudged doris—she hasn't told anyone

verb

To form an unfair or wrong judgment about a person or thing

Usage examples:

He grabbed for her hand, but he misjudged her quickness.

noun

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

Usage examples:

Coming here was a mistake

verb

Be wrong about.

Usage examples:

Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun

An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended

Usage examples:

We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

noun

An unintentional failure to notice or do something.

Usage examples:

He had simply missed parsons out by an oversight

noun

A mistake caused by a failure to notice or do something

Usage examples:

Because of a bank oversight, the money had not been credited to my account., the fbi provided techn…

noun

Systems or actions to control an activity and make sure that it is done correctly and legally

Usage examples:

In commodity trading, key goods such as oil or uranium are traded with almost no oversight., govern…

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

phrasal verb

Make a careless error.

Usage examples:

They often slipped up when it came to spelling

phrasal verb

To make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully

Usage examples:

It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her., t…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake

Usage examples:

We can't afford to slip up when we're risking so much money., there is a solution for taxpayers who…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake or to cause someone to make a mistake

Usage examples:

I did ok on the exam except for the last question, when i got tripped up by a word i didn’t underst…