Blunder (Verb)
Meaning 1
Utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She blundered by bringing up politics during the casual gathering, causing an awkward silence.
- He knew he had blundered during the presentation, and his boss was not impressed with the mistake.
- In her haste, she blundered by adding an extra zero to the order, resulting in a huge financial loss.
- The company's management blundered by not considering the environmental impact of their new project.
- He immediately regretted sending the email, realizing he had blundered by hitting reply all instead of just reply.