sub-intentionn.
/ˌsʌbɪnˈtɛnʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəbˌɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/ A secondary or lesser intention; an underlying or implicit intention.
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1867 Every Sat. 16 Feb. 237/2 The two Pashas went into the Apokowna..with the sub-intention on the part of Schalim to promote..the plan for the cession of Crete to Egypt.
1897 Pall Mall Mag. 13 287/2 They..made themselves a public nuisance by constant repetition of a tag from a music-hall song, with an indecent sub-intention.
1915 Catholic World Feb. 606 A careful re-perusal failing to disclose any sub-intention, he sat staring at the few lines.
1998 Jrnl. Ethics 2 65 The first [route] is to individuate activities by reference to the least discriminable sub-intention that informs them.
Derivatives
subinˈtentioned adj. Psychology partially or subconsciously intended by oneself (with reference to a person's death, esp. by suicide).
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1963 E. S. Shneidman in R. W. White Study of Lives ix. 215 Subintentioned cessation behaviors relate to those instances in which the individual plays a covert, partial, or unconscious role in his own demise.
2000 R. W. Maris et al. Comprehensive Textbk. Suicidology iv. 453 Among the types of subintentioned deaths, the death chancer leaves the outcome of his or her behavior entirely up to chance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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