Associations to the word «Blunder»

Wiktionary

BLUNDER, noun. A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
BLUNDER, verb. (intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
BLUNDER, verb. (intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
BLUNDER, verb. (transitive) To cause to make a mistake.
BLUNDER, verb. (transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.

Dictionary definition

BLUNDER, noun. An embarrassing mistake.
BLUNDER, verb. Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview".
BLUNDER, verb. Make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door".
BLUNDER, verb. Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats