inadvertent

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːr.tənt/

unintentional or accidental

The CEO made an inadvertent comment about the company's financial troubles.

The CEO accidentally revealed the company's financial issues without meaning to.

formal

Happening or done without intention or awareness; accidental.

She sent an inadvertent email to the wrong recipient.

She accidentally sent an email to the wrong person.

The pilot's inadvertent mistake caused the plane to veer off course.

The pilot unintentionally made an error that led the plane to go off course.

Often used in formal or professional contexts to describe unintended actions or outcomes.

Collocations

inadvertent mistakean unintentional errorinadvertent disclosurean accidental revelationinadvertent erroran unintended mistake

Use 'inadvertent' in formal writing or professional settings to describe unintended actions.

From Latin 'inadvertens' (not attending to), from 'in-' (not) + 'advertere' (to turn toward).

Commonly used in legal, business, and formal contexts to describe unintended actions or outcomes. Avoid using in casual conversation.

in-

not

prefix

advertent

attentive

root

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