adjective
- done without conscious intention or by mistake; unintentional
Examples
- She made an inadvertent error in her calculations.
- His inadvertent comment offended several people at the meeting.
- The inadvertent disclosure of confidential information caused problems.
- I hope my inadvertent interruption didn’t disturb your conversation.
- The software update caused inadvertent changes to user settings.
- Her inadvertent smile revealed her true feelings about the proposal.