involuntary

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·vol·un·tary [involuntarily involuntary] BrE [ɪnˈvɒləntri] NAmE [ɪnˈvɑːlənteri] adjective
1. an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it
•an involuntary cry of pain
Opp: ↑voluntary
2. happening without the person concerned wanting it to
•the involuntary repatriation of immigrants
•involuntary childlessness
Derived Word: ↑involuntarily

Example Bank:
•The distinction between voluntary and involuntary unemployment is often blurred.
•There was a concerted programme of involuntary repatriation.
•the forced/involuntary repatriation of the refugees

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nonvoluntary, unvoluntary