unbothered

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈbɑðərd/ UK /ʌnˈbɒðəd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not troubled, annoyed, or concerned

She seemed entirely unbothered by the criticism.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not troubled, annoyed, or... untroubled unconcernedunfazedcalm indifferent unruffled nonchalant

Opposites

bothered troubled annoyed concerned

Word family

Related forms bother bothered bothersome

Etymology

From un- ('not') + bothered, past participle of bother, a word of uncertain origin, first recorded in 18th-century Anglo-Irish writers, possibly from Irish bodhraim ('I deafen, annoy').

un- Old English bodhraim Irish

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unbothered

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈbɑðərd/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈbɒðəd/

## Meanings
1. not troubled, annoyed, or concerned

## Examples
- She seemed entirely unbothered by the criticism.

## Synonyms
- untroubled
- unconcerned
- unfazed
- calm
- indifferent
- unruffled
- nonchalant

## Antonyms
- bothered
- troubled
- annoyed
- concerned

## Related Forms
- bother
- bothered
- bothersome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: bodhraim

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + bothered, past participle of bother, a word of uncertain origin, first recorded in 18th-century Anglo-Irish writers, possibly from Irish bodhraim ('I deafen, annoy').

## AI Etymology
Unbothered comes from un- ('not') + bothered, past participle of bother, a word of uncertain origin, first recorded in 18th-century Anglo-Irish writers, possibly from Irish bodhraim ('I deafen, annoy'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Irish bodhraim. The quoted older senses, "not" and "I deafen, annoy", supply the semantic anchors for unbothered. The formation is best read as compound, participial, and borrowed: the word unbothered carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "not troubled, annoyed, or concerned". Related English forms include bother, bothered, and bothersome. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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