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involuntarily
adverb as in helplessly
Example Sentences
“I’m sorry to Madame Pelicot for involuntarily participating in her suffering,” he said before squeezing back down on his bench.
Research shows structural violations of the rights of people who are involuntarily admitted or treated.
In Phillips' Gotham, Lee is a mental hospital patient who is admitted involuntarily because she set fire to her parents' apartment.
Tourette's syndrome is a condition that causes people to make movements or sounds - called tics - involuntarily.
Whether or not we involuntarily commit and treat the mentally ill and addicted raises existential questions about free will, dignity and individual autonomy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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