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Overview of adj involuntary

      »   The adj involuntary has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• involuntary, Nonvoluntary1.) Involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary -- (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 -- (not Subject1.) Subject, topic, theme -- (the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love")
  
  2.) Topic, subject, issue, matter -- (some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police")
  
  subject to the Control1.) Control -- (power to direct or determine; "under control")
  
  2.) Control -- (a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus")
  
  control of the Will1.) Volition, will -- (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
  
  2.) Will -- (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
  
  will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (Becoming1.) Become, go, get -- (enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!")
  
  2.) Become, turn -- (undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor")
  
  becoming a Hero1.) Hero -- (a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain")
  
  2.) Hero -- (the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem)
  
  hero) was involuntary. They Sank1.) Sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")
  
  2.) Sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor")
  
  sank my boat"- John1.) Toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom -- (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)
  
  2.) John, King John, John Lackland -- (youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216))
  
  John F.Kennedy)

• involuntary -- (Controlled1.) Control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")
  
  2.) Control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")
  
  controlled by the Autonomic1.) Autonomic -- (relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes")
  
  autonomic nervous System1.) System, scheme -- (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
  
  2.) System -- (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer")
  
  system; without Conscious1.) Conscious, witting -- (intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy")
  
  2.) Conscious -- (knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed")
  
  conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "Gave1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  2.) Yield, give, afford -- (be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information")
  
  gave an involuntary start")