unbothered

adjective

un·​both·​ered ˌən-ˈbä-ṯẖərd How to pronounce unbothered (audio)
: not feeling or showing agitation, worry, or annoyance : not bothered
… for a young director, he seems increasingly unbothered by the problems of youth.Anthony Lane
… [walruses] lie torpid, eyes closed, silent, unbothered by the flies and feces coating their extravagant flanks.Richard Matthews

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In the sunlit yard, the cat remains motionless, seemingly unbothered as the bird, identified as a Tufted Titmouse, gathers tufts of hair from its side. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Singer, however, seemed unbothered by the FaceTune allegations, and set the record straight for herself in the comments section of the post. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Luis Miguel Gutierrez Bringas, a sea-diving tour operator, recently captured video of a massive and seemingly unbothered sunfish swimming close to another diver off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in late March. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 The project is the first release of a load of new music created in a time where much of the week just consists of being up in the little room, unbothered and happily toiling away. Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbothered

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbothered was in 1912

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“Unbothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbothered. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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