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Careless vs Blunder - What's the difference?

careless | blunder |

As an adjective careless

is (lb) free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

As a noun blunder is

a clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

As a verb blunder is

to make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

careless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (lb) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
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  • *:Good-humored, easy, and careless , he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
  • Not concerned or worried (about).
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  • *:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
  • Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
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    blunder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • Synonyms

    * (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
  • to blunder in preparing a medical prescription
  • To move blindly or clumsily.
  • * Goldsmith
  • I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
  • * Dryden
  • blunders on, and staggers every pace
  • To cause to make a mistake.
  • * Ditton
  • To blunder an adversary.
  • To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
  • * Stillingfleet
  • He blunders and confounds all these together.

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