A blunder refers to a "stupid, careless mistake". Specific instances include: *

Blunder (chess) In chess, a blunder is a critically bad move. It is usually caused by some tactical oversight, whether it be from time trouble, overconfidence or carelessness. Although blunders are most common in amateur games, all human players make them, even at ...

, a very poor move in chess *

Hopetoun Blunder The Hopetoun Blunder was a political event immediately prior to the Federation of the British colonies in Australia. Federation was scheduled to occur on 1 January 1901, but since the general election for the first Parliament of Australia was ...

, an event in Australian history *

Brand blunder A brand blunder is an error associated with the branding of a product, especially a new product in a new market. Reasons for such slips include the lack of understanding of the language, culture and consumer attitudes in the new market. There ar ...

, in marketing *

Draft blunder A draft is a process used in some countries (especially in North America) and sports (especially in closed leagues) to allocate certain players to teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team sele ...

, in American sports *

Himalayan Blunder ''Himalayan Blunder'' was an extremely controversial war memoir penned by Brigadier John Dalvi. It dealt with the causes, consequences and aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, that ended in Chinese People's Liberation Army inflicting a d ...

, in Indian history

Television

* ''Blunder'' (TV series), a British comedy programme first shown on E4 in 2006

Television

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