unamused
/ʌnəˈmjuːzd/adjective
unamused is spelled U-N-A-M-U-S-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unamused means “Not amused; thus often offended or put off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unamused?
| Letters | 8: U-N-A-M-U-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unamused?
Unamused appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unamused?
- /ʌnəˈmjuːzd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unamused
- more unamused comparative
- most unamused superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unamused mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not amused; thus often offended or put off.
I cracked a joke, but she was unamused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unamused come from?
From un- + amused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).