grave miscalculation
Frequency: 7.29.5 per million words
Indicates a very serious and significant error in judgment.
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- The politician's decision proved to be a grave miscalculation that cost him the election.
- Ignoring the early warnings was a grave miscalculation on the part of the defense.
- His refusal to negotiate was seen as a grave miscalculation by many analysts.
- One grave miscalculation led to a series of unfortunate events for the company.
- The general made a grave miscalculation in deploying his troops too thinly.
- It was a grave miscalculation to assume that public support would last indefinitely.
- Such a grave miscalculation could have catastrophic consequences for the entire project.
- The economist admitted that his forecast was a grave miscalculation of market trends.
- Entering the negotiations unprepared proved to be a grave miscalculation for their team.
- Leaving out key details was a grave miscalculation that undermined the entire proposal.