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involontaire

Involontaire is a French adjective meaning involuntary or unwillful; it describes actions, reactions, or processes that occur without conscious intention. The noun form is rarely used in everyday language, where phrases like "mouvement involontaire" or "réaction involontaire" are preferred. The word derives from Latin involuntarius and entered French via Old French, sharing the same root as volontaire (voluntary).

In medical and physiological contexts, involontaire denotes reflexive or spontaneous phenomena, such as "un réflexe involontaire"

In English, the direct equivalent is involuntary, and the opposite term is voluntary. The concept is used

Related terms include voluntary, involuntary movement, reflex, and the autonomic nervous system.

or
"une
contraction
involontaire"
of
a
muscle.
In
psychology
and
everyday
speech,
it
can
refer
to
automatic
responses
or
emotions
not
chosen
by
the
subject,
for
example
"un
rire
involontaire"
or
"une
réaction
involontaire".
across
disciplines—biology,
medicine,
law,
and
everyday
language—to
distinguish
things
that
are
not
under
deliberate
control
from
those
that
are.