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unamused

/ʌnəˈmjuːzd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
un-a-mused
IPA
/ʌnəˈmjuːzd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not amused; thus often offended or put off.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

more unamused (comparative) most unamused (superlative)

Derived Forms

unamusedly

Synonyms

jokeproof off-putting funny as a dose of the clap jokeless humorless irrisible laughless mirthless nonhumorous unhilarious unhumorous unhysterical

Questions

How do you pronounce unamused?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnəˈmjuːzd/.
What does unamused mean?
Not amused; thus often offended or put off.
Where does unamused come from?
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.

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