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involuntary


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Definition of involuntary

adjective

  • 1done without will or conscious control:she gave an involuntary shudder
  • (especially of muscles or nerves) concerned in bodily processes that are not under the control of the will.
  • 2done against someone’s will; compulsory:a policy of involuntary repatriation

Derivatives

involuntarily

adverb

involuntariness

noun

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