involuntary
adjUK /ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ · US /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/
Etymology From in- + voluntary, from Late Latin involontarius, from in + volontarius.
1
Without intention; unintentional.
2
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
- He found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.
- Synonyms
- inadvertent, unintended, unbewised, unvoluntary
- Derived terms
- incel, involuntarily, involuntariness, involuntary manslaughter, involuntary movement, involuntary muscle, involuntary park, involuntary sculpture
- Related terms
- volunteer