stumble

English Thesaurus

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

hypernym	:	bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall,
definition	:	an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)

2. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)

hypernym	:	gait,
definition	:	a person's manner of walking (noun.act)

3. make an error (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	err, mistake, slip,
definition	:	to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition)

4. miss a step and fall or nearly fall (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	move,
definition	:	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	founder,
definition	:	stumble and nearly fall (verb.motion)

entail	:	walk,
definition	:	use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion)

5. walk unsteadily (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	walk,
definition	:	use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion)

6. encounter by chance (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	come by, come into,
definition	:	obtain, especially accidentally (verb.possession)

7. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	catch, trip up,
definition	:	detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	slip up, stumble, trip up,
definition	:	make an error (verb.cognition)

8. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)

derivation	:	bumble, falter, stumble,
definition	:	walk unsteadily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag,
definition	:	walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flounder, stagger,
definition	:	walk with great difficulty (verb.motion)

9. make an error (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up,
definition	:	a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up,
definition	:	an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler,
definition	:	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence (noun.person)

10. miss a step and fall or nearly fall (verb.motion)

derivation	:	slip, trip,
definition	:	an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall (noun.event)

derivation	:	stumbler, tripper,
definition	:	a walker or runner who trips and almost falls (noun.person)

11. walk unsteadily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lurch, stagger, stumble,
definition	:	an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)

12. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	catch, trip up,
definition	:	detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	slip up, stumble, trip up,
definition	:	make an error (verb.cognition)

13. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)

derivation	:	bumble, falter, stumble,
definition	:	walk unsteadily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag,
definition	:	walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flounder, stagger,
definition	:	walk with great difficulty (verb.motion)

14. make an error (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up,
definition	:	a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up,
definition	:	an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler,
definition	:	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence (noun.person)

15. miss a step and fall or nearly fall (verb.motion)

derivation	:	slip, trip,
definition	:	an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall (noun.event)

derivation	:	stumbler, tripper,
definition	:	a walker or runner who trips and almost falls (noun.person)

16. walk unsteadily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lurch, stagger, stumble,
definition	:	an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)

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