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mistake vs blunder

blunder vs mistake

mistake and blunder both are nouns.

mistake and blunder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistake Yes No Yes No
blunder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, blunder is a hyponym of mistake; that is, blunder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistake:
  • mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  • blunder: an embarrassing mistake
Other hyponyms of mistake include blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain, confusion, mix-up, incursion, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, distortion, miscue, parapraxis, slip-up, slip, offside, lapse, oversight, omission, skip, bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity, renege, revoke.
mistake (noun) blunder (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention an embarrassing mistake
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
mistake (verb) blunder (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect utter impulsively
identify incorrectly make one's way clumsily or blindly
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
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