involution

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˌɪnvəˈluʃən/ UK /ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being intricate; a curling inward or shrinking process

After childbirth the uterus undergoes a natural involution.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... complexity intricacy convolution entanglementcoilingregression

Opposites

evolution simplification unfolding

Word family

Derived forms involutional

Related forms involute involve convolution

Etymology

From Latin involutio, from involvere 'to roll up, wrap' (from in- 'in' plus volvere 'to roll').

involutio Latin volvere Latin

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# 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

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