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blunder

British pronunciation/blˈʌndɐ/
American pronunciation/ˈbɫəndɝ/
Blunder
[NOUN]
1

an embarrassing mistake

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2

a serious tactical or positional mistake that results in a significant disadvantage or loss of material, often leading to a loss of the game

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to blunder
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

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2

utter impulsively

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3

make one's way clumsily or blindly

synonyms : fumble
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Examples
1. The team's lack of preparation for the important game was a Himalayan blunder that cost them the championship.
2. The company's investment in the failed project was a Himalayan blunder that caused significant financial losses.
3. If the company goes ahead with the merger without doing proper due diligence, it will be a Himalayan blunder that could have disastrous consequences.
4. So even the greatest intellectual physicists in history, Galileo, to some of us made blunders.
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