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unmoved

/ˈʌnˌmuvd/
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Other forms: unmovedly

Someone who is unmoved is not affected by emotions or convinced by arguments. Parents who do not change their minds about raising your allowance despite your earnest pleas are unmoved.

The word unmoved also has the simpler meaning of "not moved," as in the vase stayed firmly on the table during the earthquake. But the word is more often used to describe people whose emotions are not stirred by a sad story or event. Such people are not swayed from a course of action by feelings of outrage or sorrow. For example, a judge in a courtroom may be unmoved by a lawyer's arguments that a first-time offender deserves a second chance.

Definitions of unmoved
  1. adjective
    showing no emotion or reaction to something
    “always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable”
    synonyms: unaffected, untouched
    unaffected
    undergoing no change when acted upon
    unemotional
    unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
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    antonyms:
    moved
    being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
    affected
    acted upon; influenced
    emotional
    of more than usual emotion
    sick
    deeply affected by a strong feeling
  2. adjective
    staying completely still without shifting position
    synonyms: in-situ
    unaltered, unchanged
    remaining in an original state
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