unfreiwillig

involuntary

English translations

  1. 01

    involuntarily

  2. 02

    unwillingly

Word details

German meaning
Nicht aus freiem Willen geschehend, sondern durch Zwang oder äußere Umstände verursacht.
English meaning
Involuntary, unwilling
Synonym
gezwungen, ungewollt
German example
Er wurde unfreiwillig Zeuge des Unfalls.
English example
He became an involuntary witness to the accident.
Comparative
unfreiwilligerSuperlative: am unfreiwilligsten

Example sentences with “unfreiwillig”

  1. Das war eine unfreiwillige Pause. (That was an involuntary break.)

Frequently asked questions

Antonym?

The antonym is 'freiwillig'.