unpopular

unpopular
adjective Date: 1647 not popular ; viewed or received unfavorably by the public • unpopularity noununpopularly adverb

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Synonyms:
(by the people), (generally)


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  • unpopular — index odious, repugnant (exciting aversion), unacceptable, undesirable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unpopular — (adj.) 1640s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + POPULAR (Cf. popular) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • unpopular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not liked or popular. DERIVATIVES unpopularity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • unpopular — [unpäp′yə lər] adj. not popular; not liked or approved of by the public or by the majority unpopularity [un΄päp′yə lar′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

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  • unpopular — un|pop|u|lar [ʌnˈpɔpjulə US ˈpa:pjulər] adj not liked by most people ▪ an unpopular choice ▪ an unpopular teacher unpopular with/among ▪ a decision that was deeply unpopular with students >unpopularity [ʌnˌpɔpjuˈlærıti US ˌpa:p ] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unpopular — [[t]ʌ̱npɒ̱pjʊlə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with n If something or someone is unpopular, most people do not like them. It was a painful and unpopular decision... In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice... The… …   English dictionary

  • unpopulär — a) [heftig] kritisiert, im Kreuzfeuer der Kritik, missliebig, nicht gefragt, nicht gern gesehen, unangenehm, unbeliebt, unerwünscht, unlieb[sam], unwillkommen, verhasst; (geh.): oft/viel gescholten; (ugs.): out; (meist abwertend): unsympathisch.… …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • unpopular — un|pop|u|lar [ ʌn papjələr ] adjective * disliked by many people: an unpopular decision She was the most unpopular prime minister in recent history. ╾ un|pop|u|lar|i|ty [ ,ʌnpapjə lerəti ] noun uncount: The opinion polls reflect the current… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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