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The phrase "a colossal misunderstanding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there has been a significant misinterpretation or miscommunication between parties.
Example: "The argument escalated quickly, but it turned out to be a colossal misunderstanding about the project's requirements."
Alternatives: "a major miscommunication" or "a huge error in judgment."
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Eugenics relied on a colossal misunderstanding of science and a savage misreading of history.
We always treated Joe fairly, and I would like to stress that at no time did my manager demand what Joe thinks he demanded — it is all a colossal misunderstanding.
Each side in this debate has its own set of facts and scare statistics, and the resulting FUD -- fear, uncertainty and doubt -- have led to a colossal misunderstanding about health care cooperatives.
As one respondent commented, "I think it portrays a colossal misunderstanding of what living with HIV is like … and despite progress on the medical front and in the medical management of HIV, there is still enormous stigma around HIV and people have a really hard time grappling with and assimilating the information and moving forward".
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Yet this would be a colossal mistake.
This is a colossal mistake.
And it was a colossal mistake.
This would be a colossal mistake.
"This is a colossal mistake," he adds.
"It was a colossal mistake," says Davis.
What a colossal mistake.
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