Unaffected — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

undergoing no change when acted upon

unaware of or indifferent to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɐfˈɛktᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɐfˈɛktɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɐfˈɛktɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɐfˈɛktᵻd/.

Examples

entirely unaffected by each other's writings
fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment
insensible to the suffering around him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insensible unmoved untouched

Antonyms

affected moved

Parts of Speech

adjective	undergoing no change when acted upon “entirely unaffected by each other's writings”
adjective	unaware of or indifferent to “insensible to the suffering around him”
adjective	emotionally unmoved “always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable”
adjective	free of artificiality; sincere and genuine “an unaffected grace”

Word Forms

insensibility	noun	devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
unaffectedness	noun	not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unberührt

keine Veränderung erfahren, wenn darauf reagiert wird

🇫🇷French

non affecté

ne subit aucun changement lorsqu'il est appliqué

🇪🇸Spanish

inafectado

no sufre ningún cambio cuando se actúa en consecuencia

🇮🇹Italian

inalterato

non subisce alcun cambiamento quando viene messo in atto

🇳🇱Dutch

onaangetast

ondergaat geen verandering als er actie op wordt ondernomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

não afetado

não sofrendo nenhuma mudança quando agido

🇷🇺Russian

незатронутый

не претерпевает никаких изменений при воздействии на него

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रभावित

कार्रवाई करने पर कोई परिवर्तन नहीं होता

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রভাবিত

কাজ করার সময় কোন পরিবর্তন হচ্ছে না

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதிக்கப்படாத

செயல்படும் போது எந்த மாற்றமும் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రభావితం కాలేదు

చర్య తీసుకున్నప్పుడు ఎటువంటి మార్పు లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रभावित

कारवाई करताना कोणताही बदल होत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રભાવિત

જ્યારે કાર્યવાહી કરવામાં આવે ત્યારે કોઈ ફેરફાર થતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಧಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿದಾಗ ಯಾವುದೇ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാധിക്കാത്ത

പ്രവർത്തിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഒരു മാറ്റവും സംഭവിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ

ਜਦੋਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਬਦਲਾਅ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متاثر

جب عمل کیا جائے تو کوئی تبدیلی نہیں آتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不受影响

采取行动时没有发生任何变化

🇯🇵Japanese

影響を受けない

行動を起こしても何も変わらない

🇰🇷Korean

영향을 받지 않은

조치를 취했을 때 아무런 변화가 발생하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không bị ảnh hưởng

không có sự thay đổi khi bị tác động

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้รับผลกระทบ

ไม่มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงเมื่อถูกกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak terpengaruh

tidak mengalami perubahan ketika ditindaklanjuti

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi apektado

hindi sumasailalim sa pagbabago kapag kumilos

🇲🇾Malay

tidak terjejas

tidak mengalami sebarang perubahan apabila diambil tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متأثر

لا تخضع لأي تغيير عندما يتم العمل بها

🇮🇷Persian

بی تاثیر

در صورت اقدام، هیچ تغییری نمی کند

🇹🇷Turkish

etkilenmemiş

harekete geçtiğinde hiçbir değişiklik olmuyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְעוּשֶׂה

ללא שינוי כאשר פועלים

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