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blunder
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] an embarrassing mistake
Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)In recent years gagwriters have discovered this brand of blunder and thus the misplaced modifier has acquired a new habitat in the gagline . |
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[ verb ] (sociology) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
Examples "I blundered during the job interview" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)The figure was so theatrically dressed , that it was as though a character from some other play had blundered into this one . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Examples "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Used in print (The New York Times,...)In Cuba , the U._S. had blundered badly and created the impression of impotency against Communist penetration even on its own doorstep . |
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[ verb ] utter impulsively
Synonyms Examples "He blurted out the secret" "He blundered his stupid ideas" Related terms |
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