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# blunder

noun (blunders); verb (blunders, blundered, blundering)

«blunder» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A blunder is a clumsy mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/#m1)
2. To blunder is to make a clumsy mistake, or to move about in a clumsy, careless way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales, a blunder is a silly slip that spoils a plan; a blundering beast is a clumsy, careless creature

### Examples

- Don't make a blunder with the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/#x1)
- I blundered and spilled the milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/#x2)
- The clumsy camel blundered into the tent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blunder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blunder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blunder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blunder.html) on Mova free.