unaffected

adjective

un·​af·​fect·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈfek-təd How to pronounce unaffected (audio)
1
: not influenced or changed mentally, physically, or chemically
2
: free from affectation : genuine
unaffectedly adverb
unaffectedness noun

Examples of unaffected in a Sentence

They shortened the book when they made the movie, but the basic story remained unaffected. He has a friendly and unaffected manner.
Recent Examples on the Web WhatsApp, which is also owned by Meta, appeared unaffected. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024 Filming was unaffected by the Writers Guild of America strike (which began May 2 and lasted until Sept. 27) and the SAG-AFTRA strike (which began July 14) because scripts were completed before filming began. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024 Cobb County, Georgia, said its 911 operations remained unaffected by the outage but noted customers may want to find alternate methods of reaching emergency services. Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 Flights at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport have been largely unaffected after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2024 That has been outright impossible for most people, and recent fixes made things worse, introducing a new loading bug that cut off previously unaffected players. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Chinese consumers opened the year of the dragon with a surge in spending, in China’s first Lunar New Year since 2019 to be unaffected by COVID. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Feb. 2024 But those athletes affected by the cuts – and many of their peers on unaffected teams – find that sentiment misguided. Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024 But few think that even the most resilient child can have holes blasted in her face and come out emotionally unaffected. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unaffected was circa 1586

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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffected. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

unaffected

adjective
un·​af·​fect·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈfek-təd How to pronounce unaffected (audio)
1
: not influenced or changed mentally, physically, or chemically
2
: free from false behavior intended to impress others : genuine
unaffectedly adverb
unaffectedness noun

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