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Noun
S:
(n)
blunder (blunder%1:04:00::)
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blooper (blooper%1:04:00::)
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bloomer (bloomer%1:04:00::)
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bungle (bungle%1:04:00::)
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pratfall (pratfall%1:04:00::)
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foul-up (foul-up%1:04:00::)
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fuckup (fuckup%1:04:00::)
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flub (flub%1:04:00::)
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botch (botch%1:04:00::)
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boner (boner%1:04:00::)
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boo-boo (boo-boo%1:04:00::)
(an embarrassing mistake)
Verb
S:
(v)
drop the ball (drop_the_ball%2:41:00::)
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sin (sin%2:41:01::)
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blunder (blunder%2:41:00::)
,
boob (boob%2:41:00::)
,
goof (goof%2:41:00::)
(commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
"I blundered during the job interview"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
transgress (transgress%2:41:00::)
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offend (offend%2:41:00::)
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infract (infract%2:41:00::)
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violate (violate%2:41:00::)
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go against (go_against%2:41:00::)
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breach (breach%2:41:00::)
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break (break%2:41:00::)
(act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
S:
(v)
sin (sin%2:41:00::)
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transgress (transgress%2:41:02::)
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trespass (trespass%2:41:02::)
(commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
S:
(v)
drop the ball (drop_the_ball%2:41:00::)
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sin (sin%2:41:01::)
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blunder (blunder%2:41:00::)
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boob (boob%2:41:00::)
,
goof (goof%2:41:00::)
(commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
"I blundered during the job interview"
S:
(v)
conflict (conflict%2:41:11::)
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run afoul (run_afoul%2:41:11::)
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infringe (infringe%2:41:00::)
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contravene (contravene%2:41:00::)
(go against, as of rules and laws)
"He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
S:
(v)
trespass (trespass%2:41:00::)
(break the law)
S:
(v)
trespass (trespass%2:41:01::)
,
intrude (intrude%2:41:00::)
(enter unlawfully on someone's property)
"Don't trespass on my land!"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
blunderer (blunderer%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
blunder
] (someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)
W:
(n)
blunder (blunder%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
blunder
] (an embarrassing mistake)
W:
(n)
boob (boob%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
boob
] (an ignorant or foolish person)
W:
(n)
goof (goof%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
goof
] (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
W:
(n)
goof (goof%1:18:01::)
[Related to:
goof
] (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
fumble (fumble%2:38:00::)
,
blunder (blunder%2:38:00::)
(make one's way clumsily or blindly)
"He fumbled towards the door"
S:
(v)
blurt out (blurt_out%2:32:00::)
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blurt (blurt%2:32:00::)
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blunder out (blunder_out%2:32:00::)
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blunder (blunder%2:32:00::)
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ejaculate (ejaculate%2:32:00::)
(utter impulsively)
"He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"