involuntary

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ voluntary, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin involontarius, from in + volontarius.

Adjective

involuntary (comparative more involuntary, superlative most involuntary)

1. Without intention; unintentional.
2. 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)

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• 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: недоброволно (nedobrovolno), принудително (bg) (prinuditelno)
• Catalan: involuntari
• Dutch: onwillekeurig (nl)
• Finnish: vastentahtoinen (fi)
• German: unfreiwillig (de)
• Greek: ακούσιος (el) m (akoúsios), αθέλητος (el) m (athélitos)

  Ancient: ἀκούιος (akoúios)

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

References

• “involuntary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “involuntary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.