blunder
Costly foolish error
A blunder is a careless or stupid mistake, typically one with consequences: a tactical blunder, a diplomatic blunder.
The word suggests the error was avoidable—someone should have known better.
To blunder is to make such a mistake, or to move clumsily and uncertainly: He blundered through the dark room, She blundered into the wrong meeting.
Fault in communication
- gaffeClumsy social error
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
- misstepError in action or judgment
- miscalculationError in estimation
slip · flub · botch · fumble · goof · blooper · bungle · miscue
Handle with clumsy fingers
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- bumbleAct clumsily or incompetently
flounder · lurch · stagger · trip · klutz · ham-handed · oafish · maladroit
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- omissionFailure to include
- neglectFailure to provide care
- inattentionLack of focus
lapse · inadvertence · heedlessness · dereliction · irresponsibility · sloppiness · thoughtlessness · recklessness
Self-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
fiasco · debacle · disaster · damage · setback · regret · shame · disgrace
Giving up something precious
- positionalRelating to placement
- tacticalStrategically planned
- openingGap or start
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
error
Fault in communication
miscalculation · slip · flub · botch · fumble · goof · blooper · bungle · miscue · screwup
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
bumble · flounder · lurch · stagger · trip · klutz · ham-handed · oafish · maladroit · ungainly
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- omissionFailure to include
- neglectFailure to provide care
inattention · lapse · inadvertence · heedlessness · dereliction · irresponsibility · sloppiness · thoughtlessness · recklessness · remissness
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
scandal · fiasco · debacle · disaster · damage · setback · regret · shame · disgrace · downfall
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
- positionalRelating to placement
- tacticalStrategically planned
- openingGap or start
endgame · checkmate · zugzwang · resignation · oversight
- blundersmistakes, botch, errors, bungle, gaffes
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- Incompetencebungle, failure, botch, inability, ineptitude
- mishapsmishap, accident, mistake, error, slip
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, miscalculation, misstep
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
blundersuccess
Favorable outcome attained
achievement · triumph · masterstroke · coup · feat
blundermasterstroke
Supremely skillful action
foresight · calculated risk · forethought · premeditation · circumspection
- strategic blunderMajor error in planning
- grammatical blunderError in sentence construction
- social blunders
- speech blunderVerbal mistake made aloud
blundering, blunders, blundered, blunderer, blunderbuss, blunderings