involuntarily

🇺🇸 /ɪnˌvɑːlənˈterəli/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈvɒləntrəli/
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adverb
R

without intending to or being able to control it

She shuddered involuntarily when she heard the loud noise.

R

without the person wanting it to happen

He was involuntarily committed to a mental institution.

translation

adv. without intending to or being able to control it; without the person wanting it to happen