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blunder
English
Etymology
From Middle English blunder, blonder (“disturbance, strife”), from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb), which itself is partly from Middle English blondren, a frequentative form of Middle English blonden, blanden ("to mix; mix up"; corresponding to blend +? -er); and partly from Middle English blundren, a frequentative form of Middle English blunden (“to stagger; stumble”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”).
Cognates include Norwegian blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”), dialectal Swedish blundra (“to act blindly or rashly”), Danish blunde (“to blink”) or blunde (“to take a nap”). Related to English blind.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bl?n.d?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?bl?n.d?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
Noun
blunder (plural blunders)
- A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- (chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
Synonyms
- (error): blooper, goof, see also Thesaurus:error
Derived terms
- blunderfest
- blundersome
Descendants
- ? Dutch: blunder
- ? Swedish: blunder
Translations
Verb
blunder (third-person singular simple present blunders, present participle blundering, simple past and past participle blundered)
- (intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
- (intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.
- October 6, 1759, Oliver Goldsmith, The Bee No. 1
- I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
- blunders on, and staggers every pace
- October 6, 1759, Oliver Goldsmith, The Bee No. 1
- (transitive) To cause to make a mistake.
- 1714, Humphry Ditton, A discourse concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ
- To blunder an adversary.
- 1714, Humphry Ditton, A discourse concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ
- (transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome
- He blunders and confounds all these together.
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome
Translations
Anagrams
- Ledburn, bundler
Danish
Verb
blunder
- present of blunde
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n.d?r/
- Hyphenation: blun?der
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English blunder, from Middle English blonder, blundur (“disturbance, strife”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes”). Related to blind.
Noun
blunder m (plural blunders, diminutive blundertje n)
- A blunder, serious error or mistake.
Related terms
- blunderen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
blunder
- first-person singular present indicative of blunderen
- imperative of blunderen
Anagrams
- brulden
Swedish
Etymology
From English blunder.
Noun
blunder c
- blunder; clumsy mistake
Declension
Further reading
- blunder in Svensk ordbok.
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spoonerism
English
Etymology
Spooner +? -ism, named after Oxford don Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), who is supposed to have habitually made such slip-ups.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spu?n???z?m/, enPR: spo?on??r?z?m
Noun
spoonerism (plural spoonerisms)
- A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
- Synonym: marrowsky
Related terms
- spooneristic
Translations
Further reading
- spoonerism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- promession
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