unintentional
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unintentional
Not happening on purpose; without it being intended. Synonyms are accidental or involuntary.
Es tut mir leid, das war ein unbeabsichtigter Fehler meinerseits.
I'm sorry, that was an unintentional mistake on my part.
The word consists of the prefix 'un-' and 'beabsichtigt' (intended). The prefix 'un-' means 'not'. 'Beabsichtigt' comes from the noun 'die Absicht' (intention), so something is 'unbeabsichtigt' (unintentional) when it happens without intention.
Seine Bemerkung war vielleicht unhöflich, aber sicher unbeabsichtigt.
His comment may have been rude, but it was certainly unintentional.
'Unbeabsichtigt' (unintentional) can stand as an adjective before a noun or as an adverb that describes a verb. As an adverb, it often comes after the verb.
Das war eine unbeabsichtigte Folge seiner Handlung.
That was an unintentional consequence of his action.
Common combinations are 'unbeabsichtigter Fehler' (unintentional mistake), 'unbeabsichtigte Nebenwirkung' (unintended side effect), or 'unbeabsichtigte Konsequenz' (unintended consequence). It often describes negative outcomes that were not intended.
Das Medikament hatte leider einige unbeabsichtigte Nebenwirkungen.
Unfortunately, the medication had some unintended side effects.
accidentally
Versehentlich and unbeabsichtigt both show that something was not wanted. Versehentlich often describes a specific mishap or mistake in an action. Unbeabsichtigt emphasizes more generally that an action or its consequence was not the goal.
Paul löste mit der Änderung unbeabsichtigt ein neues Problem aus.
The change unintentionally caused a new problem for Paul.
Paul löschte versehentlich die falsche Datei.
Paul accidentally deleted the wrong file.
