involuntary

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ voluntary, from Late Latin involontarius, from in + volontarius.

Adjective

involuntary (comparative more involuntary, superlative most involuntary)

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.

Synonyms

unbewised
unvoluntary

Derived terms

involuntarily
involuntariness
involuntary manslaughter

Related terms

volunteer

Translations

without intention; unintentional

Bulgarian: неволно (bg) (nevolno)
Catalan: involuntari
Dutch: niet intentioneel
Finnish: tahaton (fi)
French: involontaire (fr)
Georgian: უნებლიე (uneblie)
German: unabsichtlich (de)
Greek: ακούσιος (el) m (akoúsios), αθέλητος (el) m (athélitos)
Ancient: ἀκούιος (akoúios)

Italian: involontario (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ufrivillig (no)
Nynorsk: ufrivillig
Portuguese: involuntário (pt) m
Romanian: involuntar (ro)
Russian: нево́льный (ru) (nevólʹnyj)
Spanish: involuntario (es)

not voluntary or willing

Bulgarian: неволен (bg) m (nevolen)
Catalan: involuntari
Dutch: onwillekeurig (nl)
Finnish: vastentahtoinen (fi)
German: unfreiwillig (de)
Greek: ακούσιος (el) m (akoúsios), αθέλητος (el) m (athélitos)
Ancient: ἀκούιος (akoúios)

Manx: neuarryltagh
Portuguese: involuntário (pt) m
Russian: нево́льный (ru) (nevólʹnyj)
Spanish: involuntario (es)

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Translations to be checked

Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} involuntari

Irish: ^{(please verify)} éadoilteanach, ^{(please verify)} ainneonach, ^{(please verify)} neamhthoiliúil

References

involuntary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
involuntary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.