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unwilled

American  
[uhn-wild] / ʌnˈwɪld /

adjective

  1. not willed; will; involuntary; unintentional.

    an unwilled accident.


unwilled British  
/ ʌnˈwɪld /

adjective

  1. not intentional; involuntary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unwilled

First recorded in 1530–40; un- 1 + willed

Example Sentences

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It is an unwilled loss of distinction between the simulation and that which is being simulated, including the adventures and quests of WoW.

From Forbes • Nov. 28, 2014

It is a powerful and unwilled form of identification, a Houdini-like vanishing act that allows Bolaño to merge with his scariest and most repellent creations as much as with his likable ones.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2014

Also from such there probably sometimes went forth unwilled emanations that were naturally attracted to other sensitives, who perceived their source, and pronounced it diabolical, because the influx thence was annoying.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

"Age cannot wither, nor custom stale—" To his instinctive, unwilled fancy, she was Cleopatra.

From Aaron's Rod by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Now, your will is all unwilled; now, your pulses are all stilled: Toll slowly.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett