unamused en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnəˈmjuːzd/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuserbor. Middle English *amusen English amuse English -ed English amused English unamused From un- + amused.
Meanings
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Not amused; thus often offended or put off.
I cracked a joke, but she was unamused.
Claire, however, sat looking profoundly unamused by her family’s spirited, italicized conversations.
1991, Douglas Coupland, “It Can't Last”, in Generation X, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unamused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unamused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
funny as a dose of the clap · nonhumorous · humorless · unhilarious · unhysterical · unjocular · jokeproof · unjocose · off-putting · laughless · irrisible · jokeless · unhumorous · mirthless · unlaughable · unmirthful