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Noun
S:
(n)
blunder
,
blooper
,
bloomer
,
bungle
,
pratfall
,
foul-up
,
fuckup
,
flub
,
botch
,
boner
,
boo-boo
(an embarrassing mistake)
Verb
S:
(v)
drop the ball
,
sin
,
blunder
,
boob
,
goof
(commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
"I blundered during the job interview"
S:
(v)
fumble
,
blunder
(make one's way clumsily or blindly)
"He fumbled towards the door"
S:
(v)
blurt out
,
blurt
,
blunder out
,
blunder
,
ejaculate
(utter impulsively)
"He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"