Meaning

2 senses
  1. Without intention; unintentional.

    unabsichtlich, unwillkürlich, ungewollt

    нево́льныйnevólʹnyj, непроизво́льныйneproizvólʹnyj

    мимові́льнийmymovílʹnyj, неві́льнийnevílʹnyj

  2. Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.

    He found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.

    unfreiwillig, ohne es zu wollen

    нево́льныйnevólʹnyj, недоброво́льныйnedobrovólʹnyj, принуди́тельныйprinudítelʹnyj

More definitions
  • not subject to the control of the will
  • controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

  2. After a lengthy trial, the woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.

  3. Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.

  4. Do you ever have involuntary urination?

    ruУ Вас бывает иногда непроизвольное мочеиспускание? — corvard

    deHaben Sie manchmal unwillkürliches Harnlassen? — Tamy

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  5. Do you suffer from involuntary urination?

    deHaben Sie manchmal unwillkürliches Harnlassen? — Tamy

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
without intention; unintentional:
Русский
By meaning 2
without intention; unintentional:
not voluntary or willing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
without intention; unintentional:
not voluntary or willing:

Forms

more involuntary, most involuntary
Comparativemore involuntary Lesson
Superlativemost involuntary Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
without intention:inadvertent
not voluntary:unbewised
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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