grave error

collocation in English

meaningsofgraveanderror

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grave
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪv/us
/ɡreɪv/
seriously ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈer.ər/us
/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofgraveanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrave error

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Clearly that would be agraveerror, because the main psychopathological risks derive from experiences that are social and therefore bound to include some degree of genetic influence.
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However, he has publicly reiterated that the event was agraveerror, resulting from ideological fundamentalism, immaturity and verticalism, which were characteristics of revolutionary organisations at that time.
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To extend the principle of universal service to telecommunications, to confuse that with public service broadcasting, would in fact be a verygraveerror.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It would be agraveerror, however, to forget that global climate change is not the only source of environmental threats.
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We have committed a verygraveerrorfrom the point of view of our home industry.
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To talk about there being this one line is agraveerror.
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But here is an error which we submit is agraveerrorand which has a wide implication outside this country.
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It is agraveerrorto give the country the impression that we are heading right into inflation.
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I think it was a very serious and a verygraveerror.
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It is no use making a verygraveerrorat the present time.
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It would be agraveerrorto see the events of the past few days solely in terms of law and order.
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It would, however, be agraveerrorto call up men unless there is something for them to do.
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I, like others who have spoken, think it would be agraveerror.
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On the other side, are you stopping someone from pointing out that there is agraveerror?
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I am convinced that this is agraveerrorof policy.
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It would be agraveerroreven to give the impression that its editorial independence was in any sense being called into question.
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I think that is a verygraveerror.
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If they believe that recognition would have this effect, let me warn them that they are making a verygraveerrorindeed.
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I believe that that was a verygraveerrorof judgment.
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I thought at the time that that was a verygraveerrorof judgment.
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