involuntary

UK /ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ US /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

sincere

VERB + INVOLUNTARY

breathing, coerced, found, let, suffer

INVOLUNTARY + NOUN

celibacy, contraction, manslaughter, redundancy, shriek, urination, witness

PREP.

from, in, in, out

ADV.

bodily, ever

adj

Without intention; unintentional.

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

He found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.

adjective — not subject to the control of the will

He found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.

Wiktionary

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

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Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.

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

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Do you ever have involuntary urination?

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Do you suffer from involuntary urination?

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