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not done by choice, or not done as a result of someone's decision or intention: Involuntary unemployment means that you suffer a total loss of salary as the result of the loss of employment. The number of involuntary part-timers - people who couldn't get more hours or find a full-time job - is increasing.
The meaning of INVOLUNTARY is done contrary to or without choice. How to use involuntary in a sentence.
Involuntary definition: not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice. See examples of INVOLUNTARY used in a sentence.
Involuntary describes a reflex or action done without conscious control or will — like a blink, a sneeze, a yawn, or “the giggles.” If you volunteered to do it, it’s voluntary. If you didn’t volunteer, but you find yourself doing it anyway, it’s involuntary.
INVOLUNTARY meaning: 1. not done by choice; done unwillingly, or without the decision or intention of the person…. Learn more.
an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it. an involuntary cry of pain; opposite voluntary
If you make an involuntary movement or exclamation, you make it suddenly and without intending to because you are unable to control yourself. Another surge of pain in my ankle caused me to give an involuntary shudder. Synonyms: unintentional, automatic, unconscious, spontaneous More Synonyms of involuntary.
An involuntary movement or action is something you do but cannot control: an involuntary shudder. involuntarily. adverb. (Definition of involuntary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of involuntary. in Chinese (Traditional) 非自願的, 不由自主的，無意識的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 非自愿的, 不由自主的，无意识的… See more
Definition of involuntary adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. not voluntary; independent of one's will: an involuntary listener. 2. unintentional; unconscious: an involuntary gesture. 3. caused through recklessness or negligence: involuntary manslaughter. 4. Physiol. acting or functioning without volition: involuntary muscles. [1525–35; < Late Latin]
