unaffected

¹

[uhn-uh-fek-tid]

adjective

1. free from affectation; sincere; genuine.

   The man showed unaffected grief at the death of his former opponent.

   Synonyms: guileless, naive, artless, unfeigned, real, honest, simple, natural, plain

2. unpretentious, as a personality or literary style.

unaffected

²

[uhn-uh-fek-tid]

adjective

1. not affected, affect, affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered.

   The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.

   Synonyms: unstirred, untouched, unmoved

unaffected

¹

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

unaffected

²

/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not affected

Other Word Forms

• unaffectedness noun
• unaffectedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaffected¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ²

Origin of unaffected²

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + affected ¹

Example Sentences

Although there were local electricity outages in smaller towns in the region earlier in the war, the city of Belgorod was largely unaffected by power cuts until this autumn.

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Companies are borrowing and investing more and consumers appear to be mostly unaffected by higher tariffs on trade between the U.S. and other countries.

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A full consultation process began on 9 October, the spokesperson added, and 95% of the 1,248 staff members would be unaffected.

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The health of the bird chicks appeared unaffected by levels of chemical exposure.

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Medicaid and employer-sponsored insurance funding remains unaffected by the shutdown, ensuring continued coverage for those enrollees.

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Related Words

• impassive 
• impervious 
• unaltered 
• unconcerned 
• unimpressed 
• unruffled 
• untouched