unbothered

[uhn-both-erd]

adjective

1. not experiencing mental or physical discomfort: He was unbothered about not being picked for the team.

   He was unbothered by the cold.

   He was unbothered about not being picked for the team.

2. Slang.,  indifferent to criticism or negative comments; not annoyed or provoked: They swear they’re unbothered, but they care.

   She was unbothered by her many haters.

   They swear they’re unbothered, but they care.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbothered¹

First recorded in 1900–10; un- ¹ ( def. ) + bother ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

As a result, middle-income households that have traditionally been unbothered by utility costs are starting to feel the pain.

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Middle-income households that have traditionally been unbothered by utility costs are starting to feel the pain.

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Bethan David, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Phillips was brazen in his pursuit for financial gain, and unbothered about the potential detriment to his own country."

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He said the killer appeared "completely unbothered, bored even" throughout the trial, much to the distress of Ms Whyte's family.

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Swift appears unbothered: As she said in her release-party movie, “in my industry, attention is affection.”

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When To Use

What does unbothered mean?

Unbothered means not experiencing any discomfort—physically, emotionally, or in another other way. If you’re unbothered, nothing is bothering you.To be bothered by something is to be worried about it or to feel discomfort from it in some way.Unbothered is especially used in the context of things that could hurt or bother a person but don’t, as in I’m unbothered by the pain, honestly—it’s the waiting that gets to me.Unbothered is also commonly used in a more informal way to mean completely unaffected by or indifferent to a bad or difficult situation or poor treatment, such as criticism or negative comments. In this way, it means something like nonchalant, as in You seem so unbothered—how can you be so chill about it?Unbothered can be followed by the source of the discomfort, as in He seems unbothered by the attention, or it can be used by itself, as in He seems completely unbothered. Example: Although Sarah desperately wanted the promotion, she did her best to seem unbothered when it was awarded to Jack.