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1. (adj.) involuntary
not voluntary; independent of one's will:
an involuntary listener.
2. involuntary
unintentional; unconscious:
an involuntary gesture.
3. involuntary
caused through recklessness or negligence:
involuntary manslaughter.
4. involuntary
Physiol. acting or functioning without volition:
involuntary muscles.
Etymology: (1525–35; < LL)
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| Definition of 'involuntary' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary
not subject to the control of the will
"involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
2. (adj) involuntary
controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
"involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"
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1. (adjective) involuntary
not intended and not able to be controlled
***an involuntary twitch; My reaction was involuntary.; involuntarily inhaling other people's cigarette smoke
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| Definition of 'involuntary' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) involuntary
not having will or the power of choice
2. (adj) involuntary
not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers
3. (adj) involuntary
not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission
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Sense: (of an action etc) not intentional
He gave an involuntary cry.
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 Afrikaans: onwillekeurig |
 Arabic: لا إرادي، لا إخْتِياري |
 Bulgarian: неволен |
 Brazilian: involuntário |
 Czech: nedobrovolný; bezděčný |
 German: unfreiwillig |
 Danish: ufrivillig |
 Greek: ακούσιος |
 Spanish: involuntario |
 Estonian: tahtmatu |
 Farsi: غیر ارادی |
 Finnish: tahdoton |
 French: involontaire |
 Hebrew: לֹא רְצוֹנִי |
 Hindi: अस्वैच्छिक |
 Croatian: nehotičan |
 Hungarian: önkéntelen |
 Indonesian: disengaja |
 Icelandic: ósjálfráður |
 Italian: involontario |
 Japanese: 思わず知らずの |
 Korean: 고의가 아닌 |
 Lithuanian: nevalingas |
 Latvian: netīšs; negribēts |
 Malay: luar kawal |
 Dutch: onwillekeurig |
 Norwegian: ufrivillig, uvilkårlig |
 Polish: mimowolny |
 Persian: غیر ارادی |
 Pashto: غير ارادى |
 Portuguese: involuntário |
 Romanian: involuntar |
 Russian: непроизвольный |
 Slovak: neúmyselný |
 Slovenian: nenameren |
 Serbian: nenameran |
 Swedish: ofrivillig, oavsiktlig |
 Thai: ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ |
 Turkish: istemeden |
 Taiwanese: 不自主的 |
 Ukrainian: мимовільний, ненавмисний |
 Urdu: غیر اختیاری |
 Vietnamese: không cố ý |
 Chinese: 无意识的 |
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