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involuntarily

[in-vol-uhn-ter-ee]

adjective

not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.

unintentional; unconscious: an involuntary gesture.

Physiology. acting independently of or done or occurring without volition: involuntary muscles.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin involuntārius. See in-³, voluntary

Related forms

in·vol·un·tar·i·ly

[in-vol-uhn-ter-uh-lee, -vol-uhn-tair-] , adverb

in·vol·un·tar·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1, 3. See automatic. 2. instinctive. 3. reflex, uncontrolled.

Antonyms
2. intentional.

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involuntary (ɪnˈvɒləntərɪ, -trɪ)

—*adj*
1.	carried out without one's conscious wishes; not voluntary; unintentional
2.	physiol (esp of a movement or muscle) performed or acting without conscious control

in'voluntarily

—*adv*

in'voluntariness

—n

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