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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Swift wants to sound unbothered, even though every lyric suggests the opposite. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 Yesterday, however, the actor looked distinctly unbothered—thanks in large part to her effortless styling and beauty choices. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025 More Getty Images Last Week, on Thursday, James was spotted teeing off in heavy rain on the greens, drenched and completely unbothered. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Some of us do not have Babitz’s unbothered coolness towards life’s curveballs. Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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