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UNVOLUNTARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not subject to the control of the will

Example:

It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat

Synonyms:

involuntary; nonvoluntary; unvoluntary

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

driven; goaded (compelled forcibly by an outside agency)

forced (forced or compelled)

unconscious (without conscious volition)

unwilled (without deliberate volition, desire, or intention)

unwilling (in spite of contrary volition)

Also:

unconscious (not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead)

unwilling (not disposed or inclined toward)

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