dreadfully wrong
Frequency: 7.55.8 per million words
used to emphasize a significant error
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Examples (10)
- My initial calculations were dreadfully wrong, leading to a major budget overrun.
- She realized her first impression of him had been dreadfully wrong.
- The political pundit's predictions for the election turned out to be dreadfully wrong.
- Something has gone dreadfully wrong with the engine; it's making a terrible noise.
- I was dreadfully wrong to think I could finish this project in just one week.
- The official report proved that the initial media speculation was dreadfully wrong.
- If our hypothesis is dreadfully wrong, we'll have to start the research all over again.
- He felt a deep sense of guilt, knowing his advice had been dreadfully wrong.
- The witness's testimony was later shown to be dreadfully wrong, and the case was dismissed.
- It is a humbling experience to admit that you were dreadfully wrong about something important.