blunder vs error

[LLewellyn]

You will make a terrible ......... in introducing her to your parents.

(a) blunder
(b) slip
(c) error
(d) defect

The answer is listed as "blunder": however, I would say that correct answer is "error".

According to the Visual Thesaurus: Error also means a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.

[Jamie (K)]

Both "blunder" and "error" would be correct in that sentence.

[Molly]

Interesting that the BNC gives 4 per 1 million words for "terrible blunder" and for "terrible error".

I agree with Jamie, either word is fine there.

So, this page is wrong:

http://diendan.dethi.com/archive/index.php/t-2046.html

[lost_soul]

Hi, LLewellyn

I guess the test creator made a terrible error (or blunder) while compiling the test

[daemon99]

Doesn't 'terrible mistake' sound more natural?
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Not quite sure why you included search results for 'terrible burden'. Did you mean to write/search for 'terrible blunder'?
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