involuntary
sukarela
definition
adjective
she gave an involuntary shudder
done without will or conscious control.
a policy of involuntary repatriation
done against someone's will; compulsory.
example
His consumptive, rail thin appearance prompts a collective 'involuntary' gasp, not just because he looks as though his legs might buckle at any second but because the resemblance to his legendary grandfather is almost eerie.
The airways (trachea, bronchi, bronchioles) are surrounded by a type of 'involuntary' muscle known as smooth muscle.
The commission will introduce tribunals to review automatically the detention of 'involuntary' patients in November.
She felt herself give an 'involuntary' shudder and scolded her girlish urges.
I must admit to an 'involuntary' shudder of pride tingling down my spine when I heard her say those words.
It appears that they exerted undue coercion on his command to extract 'involuntary' waivers from soldiers who did not want to redeploy overseas.
The 'involuntary' muscles are controlled by structures deep within the brain and the upper part of the spinal cord called the brain stem.
Similarly, a parallel slope envisaging a slide from physicians performing voluntary euthanasia to engaging in 'involuntary' euthanasia requires empirical support.
World War Two caused a significant interruption in Orlova's work by imposing an 'involuntary' career-break at a time when she was at her most active.
Given their defense of 'involuntary' treatment as not only justified but morally mandatory, psychiatrists seem weirdly reluctant to acknowledge their role in it.
Children should be required to support their aging parents, require students to do 'involuntary' volunteer work, make voting mandatory - that sort of thing.
Cervical dystonia is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by 'involuntary' muscle contractions that force the head and neck into abnormal and sometimes painful positions.
As the disorder progresses, a person with Huntington's develops 'involuntary' jerky movements, muscle weakness and clumsiness.
This smooth muscle is the 'involuntary' sphincter of the posterior urethra in the male.
Air Traffic Control can get very shirty about some of my 'involuntary' aerial antics I can tell you.
Most seizures are accompanied by an altered state of consciousness and sometimes by 'involuntary' movements.
Neither coercion nor 'involuntary' suffering can be attributed to Christ's atoning death on the cross.
‘I think I'll be able to handle it,’ she said, but the 'involuntary' shudder she did indicated she wasn't so positive about it.
The Iranian government, until now, has refused to accept their return as part of a general policy of resisting 'involuntary' repatriations.
He cried out with the next spasm as the now unbearable pain in his right leg grew worse with the 'involuntary' muscle clenching.
An extended winter break shutdown is in the works (although a proposal to require 'involuntary' furloughs has been dropped).
And we must end the stop-loss and 'involuntary' recall of troops that amounts to nothing more than a back-door draft.
An 'involuntary' shudder coursed through the frightened cheetah as he drew himself into a tight ball.
Opiate drugs can help relieve pain, and the drugs clonazepam and sodium valproate may help relieve 'involuntary' muscle jerks.
It mandates a form of 'involuntary' servitude expressly prohibited by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution.
In the unlikely event of this argument being accepted, Betty would still be guilty of 'involuntary' manslaughter on the constructive basis.
It imposes an 'involuntary' moratorium on a third superdistrict for two seasons.
Smooth muscles are 'involuntary' and located inside internal organs such as the stomach and intestines.
Last season's cup final experience with Dunfermline still prompts an 'involuntary' smile.
An 'involuntary' shudder racked her body, but she stood rigid, trying to appear as if she lacked the fear that she felt in her heart.
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