involuntary


Definition: Meaning of, involuntary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪnˈvɒlənt(ə)ri /

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  1. an involuntary movement, sound, reaction etc is one that you make suddenly and without intending to because you cannot control yourself
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  2. happening to you although you do not want it to
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involuntary used in phrases

  • freedom from involuntary servitude (noun)
    1. law a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
  • involuntary muscle (noun)
    1. excluding the heart a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels
  • involuntary trust (noun)
    1. regardless of the intent of the parties a trust created by a court to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights
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