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unbothered

/ʌnˈbɒðəd/adjective

उच्चारण अन्बॉदड

बेफ़िक्र, अप्रभावित

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    [not before noun]

    not worried or upset about something

    बेफ़िक्र, अप्रभावित

    • She seemed unbothered by the criticism.
    • He seemed unbothered by the heavy traffic.
    • Kabir looked unbothered by the noise outside.
    + 2 more examples
    • She stayed unbothered even when the lights went out.
    • The cat sat unbothered in the middle of the busy road.

    Synonyms unconcerned unperturbed indifferent unworried nonchalant

    Opposite bothered worried anxious upset

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

be unbothered by / about + noun

Use by for the thing that could trouble you; about is also used. The preposition is not of.

जो चीज़ परेशान कर सकती थी, उसके लिए 'by' आता है; 'about' भी चलता है। 'Of' नहीं आता।

  • Radhika was unbothered by the noise outside.
  • He seemed unbothered about the delay.

unbothered + that-clause / -ing

It can be followed by that or an -ing form to show what a person does not mind.

यह that या -ing रूप के साथ आकर बताता है कि व्यक्ति को किस बात की परवाह नहीं।

  • She was unbothered that nobody had noticed.
  • He was unbothered by being left out.

unbothered (informal, relaxed)

In informal speech it can show a cool, calm attitude towards problems or criticism.

अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में यह समस्याओं या आलोचना के प्रति शांत, बेपरवाह रवैये को दिखाता है।

  • He stayed unbothered while others panicked.

unbothered vs not bothered

Unbothered is a single adjective; not bothered is the more common spoken form.

'Unbothered' एक अकेला विशेषण है; 'not bothered' बोलचाल में अधिक आम रूप है।

  • I'm not bothered about the result; she is unbothered too.
+Collocations 4

adverb + unbothered

completelytotallyperfectlyseeminglyremarkably

  • He was completely unbothered by the heat.

unbothered + by

by criticismby the crowdby the rainby the resultsby rumours

  • She was unbothered by the rumours.

verb + unbothered

seemremainstaylookappear

  • He seemed unbothered as the train left.

opposites

worriedanxiousconcernedtroubled

  • Unlike his anxious brother, he is unbothered.
“More examples 5
  • The toddler was unbothered by the thunder and slept on.

बच्चा बादलों की गड़गड़ाहट से बेपरवाह होकर सोता रहा।

  • Radhika remained unbothered by the rank list and kept studying.

राधिका रैंक सूची से बेपरवाह रहकर पढ़ाई करती रही।

  • He walked home, unbothered by the pouring rain.

वह मूसलाधार बारिश से बेपरवाह होकर घर चला गया।

  • The captain looked unbothered despite the loss.

हार के बावजूद कप्तान बेफ़िक्र दिख रहा था।

  • She is unbothered by what strangers say about her.

अजनबी उसके बारे में क्या कहते हैं, उसे इसकी परवाह नहीं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He was unbothered of the loud noise.

✓ He was unbothered by the loud noise.

Unbothered takes by (or about), not of.

'Unbothered' के साथ 'by' (या 'about') आता है, 'of' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives show a calm attitude to something, but differ in tone.

ये विशेषण किसी बात के प्रति शांत रवैया बताते हैं, पर लहजे में भिन्न हैं।

unbothered

Not troubled, relaxed.

परेशान नहीं, निश्चिंत।

  • He was unbothered by the news.

indifferent

Shows no interest or concern, sometimes coldly.

रुचि या चिंता नहीं दिखाता, कभी-कभी रूखेपन से।

  • He was indifferent to the poor.

unconcerned

Not worried, often when you should be.

चिंतित नहीं, प्रायः तब भी जब होना चाहिए।

  • She seemed unconcerned about the exam.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the calm-and-not-worried words together: unbothered, unperturbed, unfazed (informal, not shocked or worried), nonchalant (calm and not seeming interested), insouciant (not worried, in an attractive way), blasé (not impressed because you have seen it before).

शांत और बेफ़िक्र के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: unbothered, unperturbed, unfazed (अनौपचारिक, न चौंका न चिंतित), nonchalant (शांत और उदासीन दिखने वाला), insouciant (आकर्षक ढंग से बेफ़िक्र), blasé (पहले देख चुकने से अप्रभावित)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: unbothered is informal and used after a verb ('He was unbothered').

प्रयोग में unbothered अनौपचारिक है और verb के बाद प्रयुक्त होता है ('He was unbothered')।