unintentional
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənl/
Definition
Not done on purpose; accidental.
Examples
His criticism, though harsh, was unintentional.
The damage to the car was unintentional.
She apologized for her unintentional rudeness.
How to Use unintentional
- unintentional + noun (collocation)
- Used before a noun to describe an action or outcome that was not planned. — "His unintentional rudeness caused offense."
- unintentional + by + noun (prepositional phrase)
- Indicates that something happened by accident, not by the action of a specific person or thing. — "The error was unintentional by the programmer."
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