blunder
a foolish or thoughtless mistake
TRANSLATION
grober Fehler, Schnitzer
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Rossini was in the habit of marking errors in his students' compositions with small crosses. A young student once expressed his delight at finding so few such marks on his corrected manuscript: "I'm so pleased that there are so few mistakes," he rejoiced.
"If I had marked all the BLUNDERS in the music with crosses," Rossini answered, "your score would have looked like a cemetery!" (Friedhof)
"If I had marked all the BLUNDERS in the music with crosses," Rossini answered, "your score would have looked like a cemetery!" (Friedhof)
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blunder
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda.
Synonyms:
absurdity, bad job, boner, boo-boo, botch, blooper, bumble, bungle, dumb move, dumb trick, deviation, erratum, error, fault, failure, fall, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, fault, foul up, faux pas, flaw, fluff, gaff, gaffe, glitch, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, misapprehension, misbelief, miscalculation, misconception, miscue, misdeed, misjudgment, mismanagement, miss, mistake, misstep, misunderstanding, offense, omission, oversight, screamer, screw-up, slip up, slight, slip, slipup, solecism, stumble, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda.
Synonyms:
absurdity, bad job, boner, boo-boo, botch, blooper, bumble, bungle, dumb move, dumb trick, deviation, erratum, error, fault, failure, fall, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, fault, foul up, faux pas, flaw, fluff, gaff, gaffe, glitch, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, misapprehension, misbelief, miscalculation, misconception, miscue, misdeed, misjudgment, mismanagement, miss, mistake, misstep, misunderstanding, offense, omission, oversight, screamer, screw-up, slip up, slight, slip, slipup, solecism, stumble, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing
