Flub — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an embarrassing mistake

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈʌb/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌb/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈʌb/.

Examples

I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunder boo-boo fumble bungle botch up fuck up bodge blooper fluff pratfall louse up blow bumble bollix botch bloomer muck up bobble bollix up fuckup mishandle bollocks ball up screw up

Parts of Speech

noun	an embarrassing mistake
verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

Word Forms

blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
foul up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fuck up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
flub	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
botchy	adjective	poorly done
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
botcher	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
botch	noun	an embarrassing mistake
bumbler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fumbler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
flub	noun	an embarrassing mistake
screwup	noun	the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
ballup	noun	something badly botched or muddled
spoil	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilage	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoiling	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
bungle	noun	an embarrassing mistake
bungler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fluff	noun	a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
foul-up	noun	an embarrassing mistake
mess-up	noun	something badly botched or muddled
fuckup	noun	an embarrassing mistake

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gaffe

une erreur embarrassante

🇪🇸Spanish

error

un error vergonzoso

🇳🇱Dutch

flut

een gênante fout

🇷🇺Russian

оплошность

досадная ошибка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़्लब

एक शर्मनाक गलती

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লব

একটি বিব্রতকর ভুল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃப்ளப்

ஒரு சங்கடமான தவறு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్లబ్

ఒక ఇబ్బందికరమైన తప్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लब

एक लाजिरवाणी चूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લબ

એક શરમજનક ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲಬ್

ಒಂದು ಮುಜುಗರದ ತಪ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലബ്

ഒരു ലജ്ജാകരമായ തെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲਬ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਰਮਨਾਕ ਗਲਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلب

ایک شرمناک غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡言乱语

一个令人尴尬的错误

🇯🇵Japanese

うっかり

恥ずかしい間違い

🇰🇷Korean

실수

당황스러운 실수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thất bại

một sai lầm đáng xấu hổ

🇹🇭Thai

ไข้หวัดใหญ่

ความผิดพลาดที่น่าอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggagalkan

sebuah kesalahan yang memalukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فلوب

خطأ محرج

🇮🇷Persian

فلاب

یک اشتباه شرم آور

🇹🇷Turkish

gaf

utanç verici bir hata

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