involuntary (redirected from involuntary movement)

in·vol·un·tar·y  (n-vln-tr)

adj.

1. Acting or done without or against one's will: an involuntary participant in what turned out to be an argument.

2. Not subject to control of the volition: gave an involuntary start. See Synonyms at spontaneous.

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in·volun·tari·ly (-târ-l) adv.

in·volun·tari·ness n.

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involuntary

Adjective

1. carried out without one's conscious wishes; unintentional

2. Physiol (esp. of a movement or muscle) performed or acting without conscious control

involuntarily adv

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involuntary  (n-vln-tr)

Not under conscious control. Most of the biological processes in animals that are vital to life, such as contraction of the heart, blood flow, breathing, and digestion, are involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	involuntary - not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy nonvoluntary, unvoluntary unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts" voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
	2.	involuntary - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms voluntary - controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

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involuntary

adjective unintentional, automatic, unconscious, spontaneous, reflex, instinctive, uncontrolled, unthinking, instinctual, blind, unconditioned << OPPOSITE voluntary

Translations

involuntary [ɪnˈvɔləntrɪ] adj → involuntario

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involuntary [ɪnˈvɔləntrɪ] adj → involontaire

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involuntary [ɪnˈvɔləntrɪ] adj → unbeabsichtigt;

(reflex) → unwillkürlich

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involuntary [ɪnˈvɔləntrɪ] adj → involontario/a

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involuntary

adj involuntary [inˈvoləntəri]

(of an action etc) not intentional He gave an involuntary cry. onwillekeurig لا إرادي، لا إخْتِياري неволен nedobrovolný; bezděčný ufrivillig unfreiwillig ακούσιος involuntario tahtmatu غیر ارادی tahaton involontaire לֹא רְצוֹנִי अस्वैच्छिक nehotičan önkéntelen disengaja ósjálfráður involontario 思わず知らずの 무의식의 nevalingas netīšs; negribēts luar kawal onwillekeurig ufrivillig, uvilkårlig mimowolny involuntário involuntar непроизвольный neúmyselný nenameren nenameran ofrivillig, oavsiktlig ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ istemeden 無意識的 мимовільний, ненавмисний غیر اختیاری không cố ý 无意识的

adv inˈvoluntarily

onwillekeurig لا إراديّا، لا إخْتِياريّاً неволно nedobrovolně ufrivilligt unfreiwillig ακούσια involuntariamente tahtmatult بطور غیر ارادی tahattomasti involontairement לֹא מֵרָצוֹן अनिच्छा से nehotično önkéntelenül secara tak disengaja ósjálfrátt involontariamente 思わず知らず 무의식적으로 nevalingai netīši; negribēti dengan luar kawal onwillekeurig ufrivillig, uvilkårlig mimowolnie involuntariamente (în mod) involuntar непроизвольно neúmyselne nehote nenamerno ofrivilligt, oavsiktligt อย่างไม่ได้ตั้งใจ istemiyerek 非自願地 мимовільно, ненавмисно بے اختیارانہ một cách vô tình 非自愿地