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inadvertent

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt/adjective

उच्चारण इनड्वर्टन्ट

अनजाने में हुआ, अनचाहा, असावधानी से

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adjective
  1. 1

    done by accident, without intending to

    अनजाने में हुआ, अनचाहा, असावधानी से

    • The inadvertent deletion of the file cost us a week's work.
    • an inadvertent insult
    • An inadvertent click sent the message to the whole class.
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    • I apologise for my inadvertent mistake in the bill.
    • The inadvertent error was corrected in the next edition.

    Synonyms unintentional accidental unintended careless unwitting

    Opposite deliberate intentional intended planned

◇Word family
inadvertently adv.inadvertence noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

in·ad·ver·tent

With -vertent (not 'inadvertant', 'inadvertent' with double d or 'inadvertent' missing the d); the adverb inadvertently is the more common form ('I inadvertently pressed Send').

अंत में -vertent ('inadvertant', दो d वाला या d रहित गलत है); adverb inadvertently अधिक प्रचलित है ('I inadvertently pressed Send')।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin for 'not turning the mind towards'; the opposite, advertent, is rare.

Latin में 'मन को उस ओर न मोड़ना' से; विपरीत advertent दुर्लभ है।