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UNAFFECTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undergoing no change when acted upon
Example:
fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment
Classified under:
Similar:
immune ((usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence)
superior ((often followed by 'to') above being affected or influenced by)
unimpressed (not moved to serious regard)
uninfluenced; unswayed; untouched (not influenced or affected)
Also:
unaffected; unmoved; untouched (emotionally unmoved)
Antonym:
affected (acted upon; influenced)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Free of artificiality; sincere and genuine
Example:
an unaffected grace
Classified under:
Similar:
lifelike; natural (free from artificiality)
unmannered (without artificiality; natural)
unselfconscious (not self-conscious)
unstilted (flowing naturally and continuously)
Also:
uncontrived; unstudied (not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu)
Attribute:
affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))
Antonym:
affected (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Derivation:
unaffectedness (not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Emotionally unmoved
Example:
always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable
Synonyms:
unaffected; unmoved; untouched
Classified under:
Adjectives
Also:
unaffected (undergoing no change when acted upon)
unemotional (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Unaware of or indifferent to
Example:
insensible to the suffering around him
Synonyms:
insensible; unaffected
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
insensitive (deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive)
Context examples:
Wolf Larsen was unaffected by the drink, yet he drank glass for glass, and if anything his glasses were fuller.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Each affected person had one mutant and one normal copy of the gene, while the unaffected family members had two normal copies of the gene.
(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)
Dave and Sol-leks were unaffected, but the rest of the team went from bad to worse.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The likelihood that an individual with a negative test result is truly unaffected and/or does not have the particular gene mutation in question.
(Negative Predictive Value of Diagnostic Test, NCI Dictionary)
Captain Harville, though not equalling Captain Wentworth in manners, was a perfect gentleman, unaffected, warm, and obliging.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Paraffin is unaffected by most common chemical reagents but oxidizes readily.
(Paraffin, NCI Thesaurus)
He found her as handsome as she had been last year; as good natured, and as unaffected, though not quite so chatty.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
A test with high specificity has a low false-positive rate and thus does a good job of correctly classifying unaffected individuals.
(Diagnostic Specificity, NCI Dictionary)
They found that eliminating oral microbes prevented expansion of Th17 cells in the gums of mice with periodontitis while leaving other immune cells unaffected, suggesting an unhealthy bacterial population triggers Th17 cell accumulation.
(Researchers identify immune culprits linked to inflammation and bone loss in gum disease, National Institutes of Health)
Brain scans showed different activity patterns in response to brushing between unaffected volunteers and the patient who felt prickliness.
(“Sixth sense” may be more than just a feeling, NIH)
