unfreiwillig
involuntary
English translations
- 01
involuntarily
- 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
Related words
- freiwillig
Voluntary
- notgedrungen
reluctantly, unwillingly, by necessity
- Umsiedlung
Resettlement means that people are moved from one place to another, often involuntarily.
- Gewahrsam
custody, detention
- Gewahrsam
custody, detention
- outen
Out
- seinen Hut nehmen
To resign
- stottrig
Stuttering
- Passivrauch
Secondhand smoke
- Passivrauchen
Secondhand smoke
- Catachrese
catachresis
- Gestotter
stuttering
- Stotterer
Stutterer
- Bauarbeiterdekolleté
Builder's bum
- Grimasse
grimace
- Belche
Belch is a colloquial term for a burp, the involuntary or voluntary release of air from the stomach through the mouth.
- Systemzwang
System constraint
- stottern
To stutter
Example sentences with “unfreiwillig”
Das war eine unfreiwillige Pause. (That was an involuntary break.)
Frequently asked questions
Antonym?
The antonym is 'freiwillig'.