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# unintended

adjective (unintended); adverb unintendedly (rare)

«unintended» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unintended means not planned or not meant to happen: an unintended result, unintended harm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, history and everyday life, actions can have unintended consequences — effects nobody planned. In stories it shows an accident or surprise. Phrases: unintended consequences, unintended effect, unintended result.

### Examples

- Bringing rabbits to Australia had unintended consequences: they spread everywhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#x1)
- The joke caused unintended hurt to her friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#x2)
- The unintended result of the experiment was a bright green colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#x3)
- His kick sent the ball over the fence, which was unintended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#x4)
- Cutting the trees had the unintended effect of more flooding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/#x5)

### Note

«Un-» + «intended» (meant). Similar: accidental, unplanned. Opposite: intended, deliberate. Not the same as «unattended» (left alone, with no one watching).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unintended» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintended/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unintended» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unintended.html) on Mova free.