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Definition of involuntary adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

involuntary

adjective

NAmE//ɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri//

1an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it an involuntary cry of pain opposite voluntary

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2happening without the person concerned wanting it to the involuntary repatriation of immigrants involuntary childlessness

involuntarily

NAmE//ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli//

adverbSee involuntary in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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