serious mistake

collocation in English

meanings of seriousand mistake

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serious
adjective
uk /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ us /ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk /mɪˈsteɪk/ us /mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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Examples of serious mistake

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A more seriousmistake is found directly below this imperfect crown moulding.
Although it seems intuitive that continuity of a relationship affords a basis for trust, it would be a seriousmistake to confuse trust with dependency.
It would be a seriousmistake ever to forget the fact.
There is a more seriousmistake in the argument against property-identity divine-command theory.
It would, in any case, have been a seriousmistake to throw out the modern contrastive analysis baby with the old contrastive analysis bathwater.
I told him exactly what happened and that we had made a seriousmistake for which we were assuming responsibility.
That would be a seriousmistake.
They argue that the relatively new field of bioinformatics is as much about business as it is about healthcare and that it would be a seriousmistake to think otherwise.
Also, in the current climate of healthcare, professionals could have their reputations, careers, livelihoods, referrals, staff privileges, and future employment opportunities jeopardized if they disclose a seriousmistake.
If that were the case, and we were to allow it, we would be making a very seriousmistake.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
One reason for this problem is the reduction in intervention, which was a seriousmistake.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It really would be a seriousmistake for us to close the accounts during this part-session.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I think that would be a seriousmistake.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I ask that this seriousmistake be corrected.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Comparing the two policies is a seriousmistake.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I firmly believe it is a seriousmistake to try to protect jobs by preventing modernisation, restructuring and globalisation.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I am one of those who believe that it would be a very seriousmistake not to reform our institutions.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
To favour one and forget the other would be a seriousmistake.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
In my view, a seriousmistake has been made in the proposals.
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