unintended

CEFRB2

/ˌʌn.ɪnˈtɛn.dɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not planned or meant to happen.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not intended; unplanned

Examples

  • This had some unintended consequences for Algeria.

  • It's not an unintended consequence.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • This could have unintended consequences.

  • The most powerful and least divisive way to decrease abortion is to reduce unintended pregnancy.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The new medication had an blank side effect that surprised the doctors greatly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + intended.