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Unaffected vs Lethargic - What's the difference?

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Unaffected is a related term of lethargic.


As adjectives the difference between unaffected and lethargic

is that unaffected is not affected or changed while lethargic is sluggish, slow.

As a noun unaffected

is someone not , as by a disease.

unaffected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not affected or changed.
  • Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
  • Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
  • * 1812 , , Pride and Prejudice , Chapter 3:
  • Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

    Derived terms

    * unaffectedly * unaffectedness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone not , as by a disease.
  • Synonyms

    * nonaffected (less common)

    lethargic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lethargick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • sluggish, slow
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , passage=[That cat] hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep. Lethargic is the word that springs to the lips. If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.}}
  • indifferent, apathetic
  • Synonyms

    * torpid * lazy * unmoving