serious mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandmistake

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmistake.
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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(Definition ofseriousandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious mistake

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A moreseriousmistakeis found directly below this imperfect crown moulding.
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Although it seems intuitive that continuity of a relationship affords a basis for trust, it would be aseriousmistaketo confuse trust with dependency.
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It would be aseriousmistakeever to forget the fact.
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There is a moreseriousmistakein the argument against property-identity divine-command theory.
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It would, in any case, have been aseriousmistaketo throw out the modern contrastive analysis baby with the old contrastive analysis bathwater.
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I told him exactly what happened and that we had made aseriousmistakefor which we were assuming responsibility.
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That would be aseriousmistake.
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They argue that the relatively new field of bioinformatics is as much about business as it is about healthcare and that it would be aseriousmistaketo think otherwise.
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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 aseriousmistake.
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If that were the case, and we were to allow it, we would be making a veryseriousmistake.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One reason for this problem is the reduction in intervention, which was aseriousmistake.
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It really would be aseriousmistakefor us to close the accounts during this part-session.
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I think that would be aseriousmistake.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I ask that thisseriousmistakebe corrected.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Comparing the two policies is aseriousmistake.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I firmly believe it is aseriousmistaketo try to protect jobs by preventing modernisation, restructuring and globalisation.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am one of those who believe that it would be a veryseriousmistakenot to reform our institutions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
To favour one and forget the other would be aseriousmistake.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In my view, aseriousmistakehas been made in the proposals.
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