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unaffected

/ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/

unaffected adjective: not affected or changed. Also the simple past and past participle of unaffect.

Adjective

unaffected (comparative more unaffected, superlative most unaffected)

  1. Not affected or changed.
    • Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
    • I've lost my mind, I've spent the night / Crying on the floor of my bathroom / But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it / But I guess good for you2021, Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro, “Good 4 U”, in Sour, performed by Olivia Rodrigo
  2. Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
    • Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.1812, Jane Austen, chapter 3, in Pride and Prejudice

Noun

unaffected (plural unaffecteds)

  1. Someone not affected, as by a disease.
    Synonyms:
    nonaffected

Also used as

unaffected is also the simple past and past participle of unaffect.

unaffected meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

unaffected in Hindi

अप्रभावित

unaffected in Tamil

பாதிக்கப்படாமல், பாதிக்கப்படாதது, பாதிக்கப்படாத

unaffected in Marathi

अप्रभावित, प्रभावित न झालेले

unaffected in Urdu

غیر متاثر, غیر متاثر شدہ, غیر متاثرہ
More languagesFewer languages
unaffected in Bengali
অপ্রভাবিত, অপ্রভা঵িত
unaffected in Telugu
ప్రభావితం కానిది, ప్రభావితం చేయనిది, ప్రభావితం కానిదిగా
unaffected in Malayalam
ബാധിക്കപ്പെടാതെ, ബാധിക്കപ്പെടാത്തവർ, ബാധിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത
unaffected in Kannada
ಬಾಧಿತರಾಗದ, ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರದ
unaffected in Punjabi
ਅਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ
unaffected in Gujarati
અપ્રભાવિત
unaffected in Odia
ଅପ୍ରଭାବିତ, ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ହୋଇନଥିବା
unaffected in Nepali
अप्रभावित
unaffected in Persian
صادقانه sâdeqâne

Examples of unaffected in a sentence

  • My baby finger is the only part of my hand unaffected.
  • In the July 6 flood, most sub-districts are dominated by diverted commuters and the unaffected population.
  • Her manner was not unlike her outfit: forthright, unaffected, a little playful.

All 26 example sentences with unaffected

Synonyms of unaffected

Forms of unaffected

Adjective
comparativemore unaffected
superlativemost unaffected
Noun
pluralunaffecteds

Origin of unaffected

From un- + affected.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from unaffected

Questions about unaffected

What does unaffected mean?
Unaffected means not affected or changed.
What is unaffected in Hindi?
Unaffected in Hindi is अप्रभावित. See Unaffected meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is unaffected?
Unaffected can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce unaffected?
Unaffected is pronounced /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/ (UK).

Words near unaffected in the dictionary

  1. unaffably
  2. unaffect
  3. unaffectability
  4. unaffectable
  5. unaffectatious
  6. unaffected
  7. unaffectedly
  8. unaffectedness
  9. unaffecteds
  10. unaffecting
  11. unaffection

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unaffected (page history and authors); unaffected (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unaffected (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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