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# unintentional

«unintentional» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not done on purpose; accidental** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unintentional); adverb «unintentionally»

### meaning for a pupil

Not done on purpose; accidental. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics, safety and playground situations: an unintentional push, an unintentional insult. Saying sorry still matters even if it was unintentional. In law, unintentional harm is treated differently from harm done on purpose. Phrases: «completely unintentional», «unintentional mistake».

### examples

- Sorry, it was unintentional – I didn't see you there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x1)
- His rude comment was unintentional, but it still hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x2)
- The broken vase was an unintentional accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x3)
- The joke had an unintentional double meaning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x4)
- Even an unintentional mistake should be fixed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x5)
- The referee decided the handball was unintentional. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/#x6)

### note

Opposite: «intentional», «deliberate», «on purpose». Similar: «accidental». The intention matters in judging blame, but the effect matters too: apologise even when harm was unintentional.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unintentional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintentional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.