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Definition of involuntary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

involuntary

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