preterintentional
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preterintentional
- /ˌpɹiːtəɹˌɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/ UK
- /ˌpɹitəɹˌɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/ US
- [-ɾəɹ-] US
Rhymes with -ɛnʃənəl
Where it comes from
From preter- (prefix meaning ‘beyond’) + intentional (adjective). Later uses, especially sense 2 (“of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead”) are influenced by Portuguese preterintencional, Spanish preterintencional, etc.
adjective
- Additional to or beyond what was intended. Prater intentional or accidental effects [of the holy communion] give no ground to ſeek them as ſuch a cauſe as is not ordained to vvork them, though haply ſome have been converted at that time. […] Becauſe a man hath been converted at his marriage, vvhere the Sermon and benediction have vvrought on
- Of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead. A crime— […] is preterintentional or beyond the intention, when an injurious or dangerous occurrence is derived from the act or omission which is more serious than the one desired by the agent.
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adj additional to or beyond what was intended
| Français | préterintentionnel |
|---|
adj of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead
| Español | preterintencional |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 超意圖的 /超意图的 chāoyìtú de |
| Português | preterintencional |
| Français | préterintentionnel |
| Italiano | preterintenzionale |
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title = {preterintentional},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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