unfortunate mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofunfortunateandmistake

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmistake.
unfortunate
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/us
/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
unlucky or having ...
See more atunfortunate
mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
See more atmistake

(Definition ofunfortunateandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfortunate mistake

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
They, like us, very much regret the delay which arose from thisunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that was a veryunfortunatemistakeat this particular time when the world prices of fertilisers are rising.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I agree that a mostunfortunatemistakewas made here.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think that everybody agrees that the special category was anunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am aware of the circumstances of thisunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Arrangements have been put in place to avoid any recurrence of thisunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These words were struck out, but it was anunfortunatemistakein my own office.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
And all this anxiety can be roused irrespective of whether the original despatch was a deliberate act of inertia selling or just anunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is, however, just the kind of case that might arise through someunfortunatemistake—perhaps no one's fault but through some unforeseen circumstances arising.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Again, it was stated that anunfortunatemistakewas made by a subordinate official.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have explained that a ratherunfortunatemistakewas made.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am going carefully into the cause of thisunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is a mostunfortunatemistakeon their part, because soldiers nowadays are not what they were fifty or sixty years ago.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They designed something which worked efficiently and only time enabled them to see that they had made anunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We believe that they are making a veryunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If any permanent disability results from thisunfortunatemistake, undoubtedly compensation will have to be considered.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This has been anunfortunatemistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofunfortunate
Go to the definition ofmistake
See other collocations withmistake