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Blundered - English meaning

ˈblʌn.dər

Blundered – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

Synonims:

Make a mistakeBe mistakenErrBe in errorMisjudgeMiscalculateBungleTrip upBe wrongGet something wrongBe wide of the markSlip upScrew upBlow itFoul upGoofPut one's foot in itMak
noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made
verb

Past simple and past participle of blunder

verb

To move in an awkward way

Usage examples:

I could hear him blundering around in the darkness.
verb

To make a serious mistake, usually because of not taking care or thinking

Usage examples:

Police blundered by not releasing more details about the case to focus public interest.

Blundered translation into English

Blundered: translate from English into Chinese

Translate blundered into Chinese (Simplified)}
大错特错

Blundered: translate from English into Dutch

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Geblunderd, Misslag begaan, Stommelen, Verknoeien, Bok schieten

Blundered: translate from English into French

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Gaffé, Gaffer, Faire une gaffe

Blundered: translate from English into German

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Gestolpert, Tappen, Einen schnitzer machen, Mist bauen, Sich blamieren

Blundered: translate from English into Hindi

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भूल, भारी भूल करना, बुरी तरह चूक जाना, डगमगाना, कुप्रबन्ध करना, बिना सोचे समझे कह डालना, बड़ी भूल करना

Blundered: translate from English into Italian

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Sbagliato, Fare un errore, Condurre maldestramente

Blundered: translate from English into Korean

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실수, 무심코 입 밖에 내다, 큰 실수를 하다, 우물쭈물하다, ...에 실수로 들어가다, ...에 실수로 깜박하여 들어가다, 그르치다

Blundered: translate from English into Russian

Translate blundered into Russian}
Сплоховал, Плохо справляться, Промахиваться, Грубо ошибаться, Делать грубую ошибку, Портить, Напутать, Двигаться ощупью, Идти вслепую, Спотыкаться

Blundered: translate from English into Spanish

Translate blundered into Spanish}
Cometió un error, Meter la pata, Pifiar, Cometer una torpeza, Chapucear

Word origin

Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to blind.

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Blundered – similar words

blunderer

ˈblʌn.də.rər

noun

Someone who makes a lot of serious mistakes, usually because of not taking care

Usage examples:

The chief constable is seen by some as a blunderer., we should be blaming the incompetent blunderer…
Blunderer - all meanings in English

blunder

ˈblʌn.dər

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made
verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered
noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …
Blunder - all meanings in English

Blundered synonims

be wide of the mark

idiom

To be wrong

Usage examples:

Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.
Be wide of the mark - all meanings in English

be wrong

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…
Be wrong - all meanings in English

bungle

ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl

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.
Bungle - all meanings in English

err

ɜːr

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.
Err - all meanings in English

get something wrong

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…
Get something wrong - all meanings in English

goof

ɡuːf

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…
Goof - all meanings in English

miscalculate

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…
Miscalculate - all meanings in English

misjudge

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.
Misjudge - all meanings in English

trip up

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…
Trip up - all meanings in English

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