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blun•der
Pronunciation: (blun'dur), [key]—
n.
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:
That's your second blunder this morning.
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v.i.
1. to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance:
Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
2. to make a gross or stupid mistake, esp. through carelessness or mental confusion:
Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.
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v.t.
1. to bungle; botch:
Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
2. to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out:
He blundered his surprise at their winning the award. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.