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unaffected

1 American  
[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

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 American  
[uhn-uh-fek-tid] / ˌʌn əˈfɛk tɪd /

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 British  
/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. unpretentious, natural, or sincere

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unaffected 2 British  
/ ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. not affected

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Other Word Forms

  • unaffectedly adverb
  • unaffectedness noun

Etymology

Origin of unaffected1

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

Origin of unaffected2

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

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