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Common collocations with blunder in American Collocation

blunder noun countable

US /ˈblʌndər/

very serious

big
catastrophic
fatal
major
monumental
serious
terrible

He later claimed it was the biggest blunder of his career.

in planning

strategic
tactical

Starting a war at this point would be a serious strategic blunder.

of a particular type

administrative
cultural
medical
policy

Hundreds of delegates were denied access to the conference because of massive administrative blunders.

commit
make

He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away.

catalogue
series
string

A convicted killer walked free from a Scottish court after a series of blunders by security staff.