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unwilled

American  
[uhn-wild] / ʌnˈwɪld /

adjective

  1. not willed; 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

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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

In Chapter VIII., we consider in what ways motor automatism—the unwilled activity of hand or voice—may be used as a means of such communication.

From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)

It may be unwilled and unintended but it is inexorable.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Prince, Samuel Henry

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