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Noun
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(n)
bungler (bungler%1:18:00::)
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blunderer (blunderer%1:18:00::)
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fumbler (fumbler%1:18:00::)
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bumbler (bumbler%1:18:00::)
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stumbler (stumbler%1:18:01::)
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sad sack (sad_sack%1:18:00::)
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botcher (botcher%1:18:00::)
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butcher (butcher%1:18:03::)
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fuckup (fuckup%1:18:00::)
(someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)
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(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)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
bobble (bobble%1:04:00::)
(the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball)
"the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
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snafu (snafu%1:04:00::)
(an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up)
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(n)
spectacle (spectacle%1:04:00::)
(a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself)
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(n)
bull (bull%1:04:00::)
(a serious and ludicrous blunder)
"he made a bad bull of the assignment"
S:
(n)
fumble (fumble%1:04:00::)
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muff (muff%1:04:00::)
((sports) dropping the ball)
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(n)
fluff (fluff%1:04:00::)
(a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines))
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(n)
faux pas (faux_pas%1:04:00::)
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gaffe (gaffe%1:04:00::)
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solecism (solecism%1:04:00::)
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slip (slip%1:04:02::)
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gaucherie (gaucherie%1:04:00::)
(a socially awkward or tactless act)
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(n)
howler (howler%1:04:00::)
(a glaring blunder)
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(n)
clanger (clanger%1:04:00::)
(a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate)
"he dropped a clanger"
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(n)
trip (trip%1:04:01::)
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trip-up (trip-up%1:04:00::)
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stumble (stumble%1:04:01::)
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misstep (misstep%1:04:00::)
(an unintentional but embarrassing blunder)
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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(n)
mistake (mistake%1:04:00::)
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error (error%1:04:02::)
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fault (fault%1:04:00::)
(a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
"he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
derivationally related form