"unintended" meaning in English

See unintended in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌn.ɪnˈtɛn.dɪd/
Rhymes: -ɛndɪd Etymology: From un- + intended. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|intended}} un- + intended Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unintended (not comparable)
  1. Not intended; unplanned Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: incidental, unintentional, accidental Derived forms: law of unintended consequences, unintended consequence Translations (not intended; unplanned): ненаўмысны (njenaŭmysny) (Belarusian), незапланаваны (njezaplanavany) (Belarusian), неволен (nevolen) (Bulgarian), 无意的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无心的 (Chinese Mandarin), nezamýšlený (Czech), tahaton (Finnish), involontaire (French), véletlen (Hungarian), implanejado (Portuguese), involuntario (Spanish), no deseado (Spanish)
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          "text": "The most powerful and least divisive way to decrease abortion is to reduce unintended pregnancy.",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "无心的"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "nezamýšlený"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "tahaton"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "involontaire"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "véletlen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
          "word": "implanejado"
        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "njezaplanavany",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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    },
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      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "无意的"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "无心的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "nezamýšlený"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "tahaton"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "véletlen"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "implanejado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "involuntario"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not intended; unplanned",
      "word": "no deseado"
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