involution C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˌɪnvəˈluʃən/ UK /ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being intricate; a curling inward or shrinking process After childbirth the uterus undergoes a natural involution. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being... complexityintricacyconvolutionentanglementcoilingregression ↔ Opposites evolutionsimplificationunfolding Word family Derived forms involutional Related forms involuteinvolveconvolution Etymology AI details From Latin involutio, from involvere 'to roll up, wrap' (from in- 'in' plus volvere 'to roll'). involutio Latin volvere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # involution **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnvəˈluʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being intricate; a curling inward or shrinking process ## Examples - After childbirth the uterus undergoes a natural involution. ## Synonyms - complexity - intricacy - convolution - entanglement - coiling - regression ## Antonyms - evolution - simplification - unfolding ## Derived Forms - involutional ## Related Forms - involute - involve - convolution ## Roots and Affixes - Root: involutio - Root: volvere ## Etymology From Latin involutio, from involvere 'to roll up, wrap' (from in- 'in' plus volvere 'to roll'). ## AI Etymology Involution comes from Latin involutio, from involvere 'to roll up, wrap' (from in- 'in' plus volvere 'to roll'). The etymological trail includes Latin involutio and Latin volvere. As a noun, involution means the state of being intricate; a curling inward or shrinking process. The same family is visible in derived forms such as involutional and related forms such as involute, involve, and convolution. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown