unintentional
pronunciation
How to pronounce unintentional in British English:
UK [ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənl]
How to pronounce unintentional in American English:
US [ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənl]
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- Adjective:
- not done or made or performed with purpose or intent
- without deliberate intent
- not intentional
Word Origin
- unintentional (adj.)
- 1701, from un- (1) "not" + intentional (adj.). Related: Unintentionally.
Example
- 1. This discrepancy could be due to unintentional , random survey errors .
- 2. That this oversight was completely unintentional .
- 3. I say " unjustly " because the bible does make a distinction between capital punishment and murder as it also does with unintentional manslaughter .
- 4. Unintentional arterial puncture during cephalic vein cannulation : case report and anatomical study .
- 5. To their delight , they were told that the school had kept meticulous records of children 's height and weight , and made weekly voice assessments to record any unintentional falsettos .