The difference between Blunder and Mistake
When used as nouns, blunder means a clumsy or embarrassing mistake, whereas mistake means an error.
When used as verbs, blunder means to make a clumsy or stupid mistake, whereas mistake means to understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
check bellow for the other definitions of Blunder and Mistake
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Blunder as a noun:
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
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Blunder as a verb (intransitive):
To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
Examples:
"to blunder in preparing a medical prescription"
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Blunder as a verb (intransitive):
To move blindly or clumsily.
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Blunder as a verb (transitive):
To cause to make a mistake.
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Blunder as a verb (transitive):
To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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Mistake as a noun:
An error; a blunder.
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Mistake as a noun (baseball):
A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
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Mistake as a verb (transitive):
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
Examples:
"Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar."
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Mistake as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To misunderstand (someone).
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Mistake as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
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Mistake as a verb (obsolete, rare):
To take or choose wrongly.