volition
/vəˈlɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण वलिशन
इच्छा-शक्ति, स्वेच्छा, संकल्प
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the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions
इच्छा-शक्ति, स्वेच्छा, संकल्प
- She left the job of her own volition.
- No one forced him to apologise; he did so of his own volition.
- She joined the team of her own volition.
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- No one pushed him; he gave his confession of his own volition.
- Free will means acting by volition, not by force.
Synonyms choice will free will discretion preference
Opposite compulsion coercion force obligation
¶Idioms 1
of your own volition
because you want to, not because you are told or forced to
अपनी मर्ज़ी से, स्वेच्छा से
- He confessed of his own volition.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
vo·li·tion
With -lition (not 'volision' or 'vollition'); from the Latin volo, I wish, the same root as voluntary and benevolent.
अंत में -lition ('volision' या 'vollition' गलत है); Latin volo, मैं चाहता हूँ, से, voluntary और benevolent के मूल से।
?Which word?
Keep the will words together: volition, free will, choice, discretion.
इच्छा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: volition, free will, choice, discretion।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Of your own volition (voluntarily).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: of your own volition (स्वेच्छा से)।