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fumble vs blunder

blunder vs fumble

fumble and blunder both are nouns.

fumble and blunder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumble Yes No Yes No
blunder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, blunder is a hypernym of fumble; that is, blunder is a word with a broader meaning than fumble:
  • fumble: (sports) dropping the ball
  • blunder: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of fumble include bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
As verbs, fumble and blunder are synonyms defined as:
  • fumble and blunder: make one's way clumsily or blindly
fumble (noun) blunder (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball an embarrassing mistake
fumble (verb) blunder (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder utter impulsively
feel about uncertainly or blindly make one's way clumsily or blindly
handle clumsily commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
make one's way clumsily or blindly
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fumble and blunder

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