unbothered
adjective
un·both·ered
ˌən-ˈbä-ṯẖərd 
: 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
Anthony Lane… [walruses] lie torpid, eyes closed, silent, unbothered by the flies and feces coating their extravagant flanks.—Richard Matthews
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When the jury recommended the death penalty on 19 different counts at his October 1989 trial, Ramirez appeared unbothered.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
For once in my life, I’m actually unbothered by New York’s cold winter months when going bare-legged isn’t even a question.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025
All while places like Nottoway and Confederate museums are left unbothered by our federal government.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
So when Diddy announced the birth of his seventh child by another woman in Dec. 2022, Yung Miami appeared unbothered in a subsequent Instagram post.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
For once in my life, I’m actually unbothered by New York’s cold winter months when going bare-legged isn’t even a question.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025
All while places like Nottoway and Confederate museums are left unbothered by our federal government.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
So when Diddy announced the birth of his seventh child by another woman in Dec. 2022, Yung Miami appeared unbothered in a subsequent Instagram post.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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“Unbothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbothered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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