blunder
English
/ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/, /ˈblʌn.dɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- (chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blunder, blundren, blondren, blonden affix from English blend derived from Middle English blundren, blunden (stumble, stagger) derived from Old Norse blunda (shut the eyes, doze).
Origin
Old Norse
blunda
Gloss
shut the eyes, doze
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beblind English
- blend English
- blendability English
- blendable English
- blender English
- blendest English
- blendeth English
- blendstock English
- blendy English
- blind English
- blind spot English
- blindability English
- blindable English
- blinden English
- blinder English
- blindest English
- blindeth English
- blindfish English
- blindfold English
- blindhood English
- blindish English
- blindism English
- blindless English
- blindly English
- blindman English
- blindness English
- blindside English
- blindsight English
- blindspot English
- blunderer English
- blunderfest English
- blunderful English
- blunderhead English
- blunderous English
- blunderously English
- blundersome English
- deafblind English
- deblend English
- emblind English
- gender-blind English
- genderblind English
- head English
- inbland English
- inblind English
- interblend English
- loanblend English
- lotaustralin English
- miniblind English
- misblend English
- moon-blind English
- moonblind English
- muscleblind English
- nanoblend English
- nonblind English
- noseblind English
- polyblend English
- preblend English
- race-blind English
- reblend English
- snaughle English
- snowblind English
- stereoblind English
- sunblind English
- unblind English
- blind German
- blunder Dutch, Flemish
- blunderen Dutch, Flemish
- blunda Swedish
- blunder Swedish
- ブラインド Japanese
- blind Old English
- blenden Middle English
- blonden Middle English
- blonder Middle English
- blonderer Middle English
- blondren Middle English
- blunden Middle English
- blunder Middle English
- blundren Middle English
- blunda Old Norse
- blinda Esperanto
- head
- blind
- blend
- blendy
- emblind
- blender
- reblend
- beblind
- unblind
- blinden
- blinder
- inblind
- inbland
- deblend
- blindly
- misblend
- preblend
- blindman
- blindest
- sunblind
- nonblind
- blindism
- blendeth
- blendest
- snaughle
- blindish
- blindeth
- blindside
- moonblind
- blendable
- loanblend
- snowblind
- polyblend
- blindhood
- blindspot
- blindfish
- blindness
- blunderer
- blindable
- noseblind
- blindless
- nanoblend
- miniblind
- blindfold
- deafblind
- interblend
- blunderous
- blendstock
- blind spot
- moon-blind
- race-blind
- blindsight
- blunderful
- blundersome
- muscleblind
- stereoblind
- blunderfest
- genderblind
- blunderhead
- lotaustralin
- blindability
- gender-blind
- blunderously
- blendability