Unintentional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without deliberate intent; - George Macdonald

not done with purpose or intent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəl/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəl/.

Examples

my heart with unwilled love grew warm
an unintended slight
an unintentional pun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unwitting unplanned unwilled

Parts of Speech

adjective	without deliberate intent; - George Macdonald “my heart with unwilled love grew warm”
adjective	not done with purpose or intent “an unintended slight”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbeabsichtigt

ohne vorsätzliche Absicht; - George MacDonald

🇫🇷French

involontaire

sans intention délibérée ; - Georges Macdonald

🇪🇸Spanish

involuntario

sin intención deliberada; - George Macdonald

🇮🇹Italian

involontario

senza intenzione deliberata; - George MacDonald

🇳🇱Dutch

onbedoeld

zonder opzet; -George Macdonald

🇵🇹Portuguese

não intencional

sem intenção deliberada; -George Macdonald

🇷🇺Russian

непреднамеренный

без преднамеренного намерения; - Джордж Макдональд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनैच्छिक

जानबूझकर इरादे के बिना; - जॉर्ज मैक्डोनाल्ड

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিচ্ছাকৃত

ইচ্ছাকৃত উদ্দেশ্য ছাড়া; - জর্জ ম্যাকডোনাল্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்செயலாக

வேண்டுமென்றே நோக்கமின்றி; - ஜார்ஜ் மெக்டொனால்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకోకుండా

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక ఉద్దేశ్యం లేకుండా; - జార్జ్ మక్డోనాల్డ్

🇮🇳Marathi

नकळत

मुद्दाम हेतूशिवाय; - जॉर्ज मॅकडोनाल्ड

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણતા

ઇરાદાપૂર્વકના હેતુ વિના; - જ્યોર્જ મેકડોનાલ્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಲ್ಲದ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಉದ್ದೇಶವಿಲ್ಲದೆ; - ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಡೊನಾಲ್ಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനഃപൂർവമല്ലാത്ത

ബോധപൂർവമായ ഉദ്ദേശ്യമില്ലാതെ; - ജോർജ്ജ് മക്ഡൊണാൾഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣੇ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ; - ਜਾਰਜ ਮੈਕਡੋਨਲਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ارادی

دانستہ ارادے کے بغیر؛ - جارج میکڈونلڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无心的

无故意的； ——乔治·麦克唐纳

🇯🇵Japanese

意図的ではない

意図的な意図なしに。 - ジョージ・マクドナルド

🇰🇷Korean

의도하지 않은

고의적인 의도 없이; - 조지 맥도널드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tình

không có chủ ý cố ý; - George Macdonald

🇹🇭Thai

โดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

โดยไม่มีเจตนา; - จอร์จ แมคโดนัลด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak disengaja

tanpa niat yang disengaja; -George MacDonald

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sinasadya

nang walang sinasadyang layunin; - George Macdonald

🇲🇾Malay

tak sengaja

tanpa niat yang disengajakan; - George Macdonald

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مقصود

دون نية متعمدة؛ - جورج ماكدونالد

🇮🇷Persian

غیر عمدی

بدون قصد عمدی؛ - جورج مکدونالد

🇹🇷Turkish

kasıtsız

kasıtlı bir niyet olmadan; -George Macdonald

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא בכוונה

ללא כוונה מכוונת; - ג'ורג' מקדונלד

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