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Noun: blunder  blúndu(r)
  1. An embarrassing mistake
    - blooper [N. Amer], bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, flub [N. Amer], botch, boner, boo-boo, blue [Austral, NZ]
Verb: blunder  blúndu(r)
  1. Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
    "I blundered during the job interview"
    - drop the ball, sin, boob, goof
     
  2. Make one's way clumsily or blindly
    - fumble
     
  3. Utter impulsively
    "He blundered his stupid ideas"
    - blurt out, blurt, blunder out, ejaculate

Derived forms: blundered, blundering, blunders

See also: blunderer

Type of: breach, break, error, fault, go across, go against, go through, infract, mistake, mouth, offend, pass, speak, talk, transgress, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, violate

Encyclopedia: Blunder