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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

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Etymology

Origin of unwilled

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

Example Sentences

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It is an imperfection in that unwilled condition of human nature.

From Washington Times

By surviving the unwilled predicament of being her father’s daughter, she proves that she has the steel to be his heir.

From The New Yorker

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

The past haunts seemingly empty places, and memories rise up unwilled.

From The Guardian

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

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