- unpopular
- adjective Date: 1647 not popular ; viewed or received unfavorably by the public • unpopularity noun • unpopularly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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
unpopular — [adj] not liked or sought after abhorred, avoided, creepy*, despised, detested, disesteemed, disfavored, disliked, drip*, dumpy*, execrated, gross*, loathed, loser*, lousy, nerdy*, obnoxious, ostracized, out, out of favor, rejected, scorned,… … New thesaurus
unpopulär — Adj. (Grundstufe) beim Publikum nicht beliebt Synonym: unbeliebt Beispiel: Er ist einer der unpopulärsten Politiker in unserem Land … Extremes Deutsch
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
unpopular — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb/sth ▪ His views made him unpopular with many … Collocations dictionary
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
