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This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.
Jeff Greenfield

Meaning of "involuntary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INVOLUNTARY

involuntary  [ɪnˈvɒləntərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVOLUNTARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Involuntary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INVOLUNTARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Involuntary

Involuntary is the antonym of voluntary. An involuntary action is one that occurs without volition or will; see volition and will. Involuntary may also refer to: ▪ Involuntary, a 2008 Swedish film by Ruben Östlund ▪ "Involuntary", a song on the M. Ward album Transfiguration of Vincent ▪ Smooth muscle, a muscle which is the source of involuntary movements ▪ Involuntary Commitment Psychiatric examine and/or treatment against patients consent or lack of ability to give consent...

Definition of involuntary in the English dictionary

The definition of involuntary in the dictionary is carried out without one's conscious wishes; not voluntary; unintentional. Other definition of involuntary is performed or acting without conscious control.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVOLUNTARY


commentary
ˈkɒməntərɪ
complementary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
complimentary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
documentary
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
elementary
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ
fragmentary
ˈfræɡməntərɪ
inventory
ˈɪnvəntərɪ
lientery
ˈlaɪəntərɪ
ligamentary
ˌlɪɡəˈməntərɪ
mesentery
ˈmɛsəntərɪ
momentary
ˈməʊməntərɪ
nonvoluntary
ˌnɒnˈvɒləntərɪ
pigmentary
ˈpɪɡməntərɪ
promontory
ˈprɒməntərɪ
sedentary
ˈsɛdəntərɪ
segmentary
ˈsɛɡməntərɪ
semisedentary
ˌsɛmɪˈsɛdəntərɪ
supplementary
ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ
unguentary
ˈʌŋɡwəntərɪ
voluntary
ˈvɒləntərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVOLUNTARY

involucel
involucella
involucellate
involucellated
involucellum
involucra
involucral
involucrate
involucre
involucrum
involuntarily
involuntariness
involuntary manslaughter
involute
involute gear
involuted
involutedly
involutely
involution
involutional

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVOLUNTARY

alimentary
dentary
filamentary
fly-on-the-wall documentary
impedimentary
integumentary
medicamentary
military
mockumentary
nondocumentary
rudimentary
running commentary
sacramentary
sedimentary
semidocumentary
shockumentary
tegumentary
tenementary
testamentary
uncomplimentary
unparliamentary

Synonyms and antonyms of involuntary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVOLUNTARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «involuntary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of involuntary

Translation of «involuntary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVOLUNTARY

Find out the translation of involuntary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of involuntary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «involuntary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不由自主的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

involuntario
570 millions of speakers

English

involuntary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनैच्छिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير الطوعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непроизвольное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

involuntário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনৈচ্ছিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

involontaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbeabsichtigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無意識の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부지불식간의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Involuntary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tự nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பமின்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनैच्छिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

istemsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

involontario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mimowolne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мимовільне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

involuntar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακούσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwillekeurige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ofrivillig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufrivillig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of involuntary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVOLUNTARY»

The term «involuntary» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVOLUNTARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «involuntary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «involuntary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about involuntary

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10 QUOTES WITH «INVOLUNTARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word involuntary.
1
W. H. Auden
Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
2
Sarah Bernhardt
The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.
3
William J. Brennan, Jr.
Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause.
4
Jeff Greenfield
This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.
5
Toby Keith
Writing songs and looking for ideas is like blinking my eyes. It's an involuntary muscle. I do it without thought.
6
Francois Lelord
Eros is not tranquil - it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at the beginning of a love affair and corresponds to the expression 'falling in love' since it is as involuntary an impulse as a physical fall.
7
Kate Millett
The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of medicine itself.
8
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
I later spent... five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis, and always attempting a legal argument for release.
9
Mary Oliver
I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.
10
Iain Sinclair
An involuntary return to the point of departure is, without doubt, the most disturbing of all journeys.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVOLUNTARY»

Discover the use of involuntary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to involuntary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Involuntary Witness
A black immigrant is accused of child murder in Italy; the court procedural is tainted with racism.
Gianrico Carofiglio, 2005
2
Working with Involuntary Clients: A Guide to Practice
'Working with Involuntary Clients' aims to be a practical guide to working with both clients and their families. The book offers a new problem-solving model which places emphasis on clarifying roles, promoting pro-social values, and more.
Chris Trotter, 2006
3
The Economics of Involuntary Resettlement: Questions and ...
Content Description #Includes bibliographical references.
Michael M. Cernea, 1999
4
Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients
Involuntary clients are usually ordered to attend counselling. This book analyses involuntary clients and how to engage them in the counselling process.
Ronald H. Rooney, 2013
5
Involuntary Memory
This book is the first to examine key topics and cutting-edge research in involuntary memory.
John Mace, 2008
6
Involuntary Unemployment
This book recounts and ponders this demise, asking whether the abandonment of the concept of involuntary unemployment is the manifestation of some inner defect of recent economic theory or is rather due to some intrinsic weakness of the ...
Michel De Vroey, 2006
7
Involuntary Resettlement in Africa: Selected Papers from a ...
Annex 3. Opening speech.
Cynthia C. Cook, 1994
8
Involuntary childlessness: psychological assessment, ...
From the Contents -- Psychological and Psychosomatic Aspects of Involuntary Childlessness - Psychological Diagnosis, Counseling and Psychotherapy in Fertility Medicine - Primary Medical Care of Infertile Couples - Specific Counseling and ...
Bernhard Strauss, 2002
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Involuntary Clients in Social Work Practice: A ...
637) We prefer to use the term nonmandated involuntary client instead of nonvoluntary client to refer to those involuntary clients who are not legally mandated to receive services but still are pressured or forced to receive those services.
André Marie Ivanoff, Betty J. Blythe, Tony Tripodi, 1994
10
Court-Ordered Insanity: Interpretive Practice and ...
Thanks in part to the clarity and force of Holstein's presentation, the reader comes to recognize that much of the earlier sociological work on mental illness may have focused on the wrong issues.
James A. Holstein

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVOLUNTARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term involuntary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter killed in Armstrong …
He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1995, Channel 11's Steven Fisher reported. Channel 11 News learned that a total of eight ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
2
Involuntary manslaughter charge advances | The Southwest Times
CHRISTIANSBURG — An involuntary manslaughter charge against a Dublin man was certified to a grand jury Wednesday in Montgomery ... «Southwest Times, Jul 15»
3
McMackin pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter - Ozark County …
Joshua McMackin, center, talks with an Ozark County sheriff's deputy at the scene of a Sept. 8, 2014, crash in which one 12-year-old girl died ... «Ozark County Times, Jul 15»
4
The Courier » WITH VIDEO: Hartman pleads guilty to involuntary
Jerrod Hartman appears Thursday in Hancock County Common Pleas Court, where the Findlay man pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
5
Middleditch now facing involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal …
Prominent Ivy Realtor Andrew Blackwell Middleditch has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following a fatal May 25 crash on ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
6
Albemarle Co. Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
An Albemarle County man charged in connection with a deadly crash back in May -- is now charged with involuntary manslaughter. Ivy man ... «NBC 29 News, Jul 15»
7
Dublin man now faces involuntary manslaughter charge
A Montgomery County judge certified a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday against a man involved in a Christiansburg ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
8
Bedridden 67-year-old man, assistant face charges in Oregon sex …
He is facing charges including first-degree sex abuse, subjecting another to involuntary servitude, trafficking in persons, conspiracy and ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
9
Youngstown man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges
Wesley J. Blackshear, 43, pleaded guilty today to charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated robbery for the May 24, ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»
10
Athlete suffering from severe cramp films calf muscle MOVING inside …
The involuntary contraction was caused by a severe cramp, which occurred after the man participated in an intense Muay Thai training session. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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