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unaffectednot influenced or changed by something; genuine and natural in manner

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not influenced or changed by something; genuine and natural in manner

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/

Korean meaning: 영향을 받지 않는, 변하지 않는; 자연스럽고 진실한

Korean pronunciation: 언-어-펙-티드 (강세: 펙)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother remained unaffected by social media drama - she just kept knitting her sweaters.
  • The CEO's unaffected attitude during the crisis impressed everyone.
  • Despite winning the lottery, he maintained his unaffected, humble personality.

unaffected

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌnəˈfektɪd//

not influenced or changed by something; genuine and natural in manner

unaffected concept
💡 Concept

Completely unaffected by surrounding chaos

unaffected rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Unaffected by what's expected or detected!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootaffect
Suffix--ed

Origin

From the prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with 'affected', which comes from Latin 'affectus', the past participle of 'afficere' (to influence or change). The word entered English through Old French and Latin roots.

🎵Rhyme

detectedprotectedexpectedselected
detected
protected
expected
selected

🔗Collocations

remain unaffected
completely unaffected
unaffected by criticism
unaffected manner
unaffected behavior
unaffected smile

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother remained unaffected by social media drama - she just kept knitting her sweaters.

The CEO's unaffected attitude during the crisis impressed everyone.

Despite winning the lottery, he maintained his unaffected, humble personality.

😄 Fun example

The cat was completely unaffected by the thunderstorm and continued napping.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unchangeduninfluencednaturalgenuineunaltered

Antonyms

affectedinfluencedartificial

Related

immuneresistantindifferentunchangedstable

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