involuntary
adjective/ɪnˈvɒləntri/
/ɪnˈvɑːlənteri/
- an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it
- an involuntary cry of pain
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- happening without the person involved wanting it to
- The company announced involuntary redundancies.
- involuntary childlessness
- involuntary psychiatric hospitalization
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