terrible mistake

Frequency: 8.123.5 per million words

An extremely bad or serious error.

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Examples (10)

  • I kept telling myself that it was all a terrible mistake.
  • Ignoring the warnings proved to be a terrible mistake.
  • It would be a terrible mistake to underestimate your opponent.
  • Leaving the back door unlocked was a terrible mistake.
  • She realized she had made a terrible mistake by trusting him.
  • The decision to invest heavily in that failing company turned out to be a terrible mistake.
  • Don't make the terrible mistake of assuming everyone thinks like you.
  • He admitted that firing his best employee was a terrible mistake.
  • Forgetting her anniversary was a terrible mistake that he deeply regretted.
  • It is a terrible mistake to judge a book by its cover.