different between unaffected vs undisguised

English

Adjective

unaffected (comparative more unaffected, superlative most unaffected)

1. Not affected or changed.

   Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.

2. Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.

Derived terms

• unaffectedly
• unaffectedness

Translations

Noun

unaffected (plural unaffecteds)

1. Someone not affected, as by a disease.

Synonyms

• nonaffected (less common)

Verb

unaffected

1. simple past tense and past participle of unaffect

English

Etymology

un- +? disguised

Adjective

undisguised (comparative more undisguised, superlative most undisguised)

1. Not disguised, plainly visible.
   • 1854, John Wellesley Thomas, Capt. J. W. Thomas report to Headquarters following Eureka rebellion,

     The Major-General has already been made aware of the fact, that a large number of ill-disposed persons have, for some days, been openly organizing, drilling, and equipping themselves, with the undisguised object of attacking her Majesty's troops, and, if possible, subverting the Government.

   • 1885, Edward Dutton Cook, Anderson, John Henry, article in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 1: Abbadie - Anne,

     The bal masqué was ‘a scene of undisguised indecency, drunkenness, and vice.’

   • 1890s, Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), Hellenica, Book 4, Chapter 5,

     So when they perceived the approach of Agesilaus, the Argives and their friends left the offerings as they lay, including the preparations for the breakfast, and retired with undisguised alarm into the city by the Cenchrean road.

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