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unamused

British  
/ ˌʌnəˈmjuːzd /

adjective

  1. not entertained, diverted, or laughing

    they looked on, unamused

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She scoops an unamused cat up in the air and, with the first sign of emotion, says, “I love you.”

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

She appears to be unamused and she's just like, she was cut from a different cloth.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2023

The city attorney’s office was unamused, and one member, Walter Ralphs, the retired head of the grocery store chain, quit, in part over the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

Mr. Rahimi, unamused, handed them the lemons and took a tattered bank note in return.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Mr. Wilcox, slight, bald, unamused, glances at the couple, both visibly distressed, then glances at the nameless child.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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