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involuntariness
in·vol·un·tar·y I0219000 (ĭn-vŏl′ən-tĕr′ē)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. in·vol′un·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.in·vol′un·tar′i·ness n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | involuntariness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"unwillingnessdisposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"resistance - (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | EncyclopediaSeeinvoluntaryLegalSeeInvoluntaryinvoluntariness
Synonyms for involuntarinessnoun the trait of being unwillingSynonymsRelated Words- disposition
- temperament
- disinclination
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- indisposition
- reluctance
- resistance
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