involuntary
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involuntary
- /ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ UK
- /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ US, dialectal
- /ɪnˈvɒl.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ Canada, dialectal
- /ɪnˈvɔl.ən.tɹi/ Australia
Where it comes from
From in- + voluntary, from Late Latin involontarius, from in + volontarius.
adjective more involuntary · most involuntary
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Without intention; unintentional.
In 2003, Christopher Below was in an interrogation room at the Evansville Police Department when he admitted to Detective Scott Thomas of the Evansville Police Department that he had shot Kathern Fetzer in his apartment and disposed of the body in a commercial trash bin. Her remains were never recov
Similar: inadvertent
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Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
He found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.
Similar: unbewised
Similar: unintended, unvoluntary
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unvoluntary, unwilling, unconscious, unwilled, nonvoluntary, automatic, forced, driven, reflex, reflexive, autonomic, vegetative, goaded, unwitting, unintended, unwillingly
adjective
Similar: unintended, unvoluntary
Translations
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adj without intention; unintentional
| Español | involuntario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不小心 |
| Português | involuntário |
| Français | involontaire |
| Deutsch | unabsichtlich, unwillkürlich, ungewollt |
| Italiano | involontario |
| Ελληνικά | ακούσιος akoúsios, αθέλητος athélitos |
| Română | involuntar |
| Русский | нево́льный nevólʹnyj, непроизво́льный neproizvólʹnyj |
adj not voluntary or willing
| Español | involuntario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不本意 fuhon'i |
| 中文 | 非自願 /非自愿 |
| Português | involuntário |
| Deutsch | unfreiwillig, ohne es zu wollen |
| Ελληνικά | ακούσιος akoúsios, αθέλητος athélitos |
| Русский | нево́льный nevólʹnyj, недоброво́льный nedobrovólʹnyj, принуди́тельный prinudítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "involuntary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/involuntary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. involuntary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/involuntary "involuntary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/involuntary.Cite this
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title = {involuntary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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