Inadvertent - English meaning

adjective

Happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

A verdict of accidental death

noun

A sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.

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Horn parts are usually written without key signature, the necessary accidentals being added

Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Usage examples:

She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

noun

A possibility of something happening.

Usage examples:

There is a chance of winning the raffle

adjective

Fortuitous; accidental.

Usage examples:

A chance meeting

verb

Do something by accident or without intending to.

Usage examples:

He was very effusive if they chanced to meet

adjective

Resulting from a coincidence; happening by chance.

Usage examples:

Any resemblance between their reports is purely coincidental

adjective

Not guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were later found innocent

noun

A pure, guileless, or naive person.

Usage examples:

A young innocent abroad

adjective

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Innocent of he firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

adjective

Done without will or conscious control.

Usage examples:

She gave an involuntary shudder

adjective

Not done willingly, or not done intentionally

Usage examples:

A sharp tap beneath the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg., the driver o…

adjective

Not done by choice, or not done as a result of someone's decision or intention

Usage examples:

Involuntary unemployment means that you suffer a total loss of salary as the result of the loss of …

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people.

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It was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going

adjective

Not showing care for others

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I’m sorry i was late – it was thoughtless of me not to call., he thoughtlessly made an unkind remar…

adjective

(of an action) done without full consideration of the likely consequences.

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A hasty, uncalculated decision

adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment.

Usage examples:

The boy was beaten unconscious

noun

The part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behaviour and emotions.

Usage examples:

Horrific apparitions surfaced out of the recesses of his unconscious

Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception

adjective

Not planned or meant.

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The unintended consequences of people's actions

adjective

Not done on purpose.

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The translation added a layer of unintentional comedy

adjective

Not planned or intended

adjective

Not meant or intended.

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An unmeant threat

adjective

Not intended

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He forthrightly claimed that any implication that he disagreed was unmeant., she was absolutely dev…

adjective

Not planned.

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An unplanned pregnancy

adjective

Not planned or expected

Usage examples:

An unplanned pregnancy

adjective

(of an act, remark, or state) not thought out or planned beforehand.

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It was a totally unpremeditated attack

adjective

(especially of a crime or something unpleasant) done without being planned

adjective

Expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences.

Usage examples:

She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices

adjective

Not based on serious thought or an examination of the information

Usage examples:

What annoys me about these people is their unthinking hostility to anything foreign or unfamiliar.

adjective

(of a person) not aware of the full facts.

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An unwitting accomplice

adjective

Without knowing or planning

Usage examples:

The harmful radiation tests were performed long ago on unwitting subjects.