Blunderer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪpɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌʃpɹuːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌʃpɹuːf/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪpɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

botcher bumbler stumbler bungler sad sack butcher fuckup fumbler

Word Forms

bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
fumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
bumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
stumble	verb	make an error
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
butcherly	adjective	poorly done

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Patzer

jemand, der aus Inkompetenz Fehler macht

🇫🇷French

gaffeur

quelqu'un qui fait des erreurs à cause de son incompétence

🇪🇸Spanish

desatino

alguien que comete errores por incompetencia

🇮🇹Italian

errore

qualcuno che commette errori a causa della sua incompetenza

🇳🇱Dutch

blunderaar

iemand die fouten maakt vanwege incompetentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

erro

alguém que comete erros por incompetência

🇷🇺Russian

грубиян

тот, кто совершает ошибки из-за некомпетентности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूल करनेवाला

कोई व्यक्ति जो अक्षमता के कारण गलतियाँ करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুলকারী

কেউ যে অযোগ্যতার কারণে ভুল করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறு செய்பவர்

திறமையின்மையால் தவறு செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పు చేసేవాడు

అసమర్థత కారణంగా తప్పులు చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

चूक करणारा

कोणीतरी जो अक्षमतेमुळे चुका करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂલ કરનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અસમર્થતાને કારણે ભૂલો કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾದಗಾರ

ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണ്ടത്തരക്കാരൻ

കഴിവില്ലായ്മ കാരണം തെറ്റുകൾ വരുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلطی کرنے والا

کوئی جو نااہلی کی وجہ سے غلطیاں کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犯错误的人

由于无能而犯错误的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ドジっ子

無能のせいで間違いを犯す人

🇰🇷Korean

실수하는 사람

무능해서 실수하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người phạm lỗi

một người mắc sai lầm vì thiếu năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ทำผิดพลาด

คนที่ทำผิดพลาดเพราะไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan besar

seseorang yang melakukan kesalahan karena ketidakmampuannya

🇲🇾Malay

lebih silap

seseorang yang melakukan kesilapan kerana ketidakcekapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ فادح

شخص يرتكب الأخطاء بسبب عدم الكفاءة

🇮🇷Persian

خطاکار

کسی که به دلیل بی کفایتی اشتباه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

hata yapan kimse

beceriksizliği nedeniyle hata yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שוטה

מישהו שעושה טעויות בגלל חוסר יכולת

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