unamused

/ (ˌʌnəˈmjuːzd) /

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adjective

not entertained, diverted, or laughingthey looked on, unamused

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Words nearby unamused

unambitious, unambivalent, un-American, Unami, Unamuno, unamused, unaneled, unanimity, unanimous, unanimously, unannounced

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How to use unamused in a sentence

Unamused, the headmaster had destroyed the issue and threatened to bounce Bonzo's creator from school.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sincerely, Groucho Marx Unamused, Warner Bros. requested that the Marx Brothers at least outline the premise of their film.
Harvey Weinstein’s Battle With Warner Bros. Over ‘The Butler’: There's History|Marlow Stern|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is also inevitable that cash-strapped U.S. taxpayers will find themselves unamused by the spectacle.
Petraeus' Thankless Task|Reihan Salam|August 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Tarling showed his teeth in an unamused grin as the words came to him.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace

Katherine was neither preoccupied nor distrait, or unamused even by the small accidents and absurdities of travel.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
I hated the needle:—my aunt was indulgent, and not an hour passed unamused:—my resources were various, fantastic, and endless.
Memoirs of Emma Courtney|Mary Hays
The girl was as unamused as he at his certainty that it had something to do with them, or she would not have mentioned it.
The Brimming Cup|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The poor baby on whom such hopes and ambitions hung stared at us with a solemn unamused gaze.
In Morocco|Edith Wharton