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Blunder

A blunder is a spectacularly bad decision with detrimental consequences to the party that makes it. The term is often used to refer to military, diplomatic, political, or business decisions.

Examples of blunders include:

In chess, it is a very bad move, often given the '?' or even '??' sign. But what is a blunder, also depends on the player, since a lesser move for a club player may be called a blunder if a Grandmaster plays it.



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