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blunder

noun
A stupid, clumsy mistake: bull 2, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal: blooper, boner. Slang: bloomer, goof. See correct
verb
  1. To move awkwardly or clumsily: bumble 1, stumble. See ability, move
  2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: bumble 1, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive
  3. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up, muck up. Slang: blow 1, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idiom: make a muck of. See correct, help

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