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unpopular

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un·pop·u·lar  (n-ppy-lr)
adj.
Lacking general approval or acceptance.

unpop·u·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

unpopular [ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə]
adj
not popular with an individual or group of people
unpopularity  [ˌʌnpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ] n
unpopularly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approvalunpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war"
popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"

unpopular
adjective disliked, rejected, unwanted, avoided, shunned, unwelcome, undesirable, unattractive, detested, out of favour, unloved, out in the cold, cold-shouldered, not sought out, sent to Coventry (Brit.) I was unpopular in high school.
popular, liked, wanted, loved, welcome, favoured, desirable
Translations
unpopular [ˈʌnˈpɒpjʊləʳ] ADJ (gen) → impopular, poco popular; (= unacceptable) → inaceptable, mal visto
it was an unpopular decisionfue una decisión impopular
she's an unpopular childtiene muy pocos amigos
it is unpopular with the minerslos mineros no lo aceptan, los mineros lo ven mal
to make o.s. unpopularhacerse impopular
you will be very unpopular with meno te lo agradeceré

unpopular [ʌnˈpɒpjʊr] adj
[person] → impopulaire
to be unpopular with sb [person] → ne pas être aimé(e) par qn, ne pas être apprécié(e) par qn
He was unpopular with most of the teachers
BUT La plupart de ses professeurs ne l'aimaient pas pas.; La plupart de ses professeurs ne l'appréciaient pas.
to make o.s. unpopular with sb → se rendre impopulaire auprès de qn
to make sb unpopular → rendre qn impopulaire
to make sb unpopular with sb → rendre qn impopulaire auprès de qn
[decision, scheme, choice, policy] → impopulaire
to be unpopular with sb [scheme, policy] → être impopulaire auprès de qn

unpopular
adj personunbeliebt (with sb bei jdm); decision, move, measures, taxunpopulär; to make oneself unpopular (with somebody)sich (bei jdm) unbeliebt machen; I’m unpopular with him just nowzur Zeit bin ich bei ihm nicht gut angeschrieben (inf)

unpopular [ʌnˈpɒpjʊləʳ] adj (gen) → impopolare
to be unpopular with sb (person, law) → non riscuotere l'approvazione di qn
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → rendersi antipatico/a (a) (subj, politician) → alienarsi le simpatie (di)
I'm unpopular with the boss at the moment → non sono nelle grazie del capo in questo momento
he's unpopular with the rest of the class → è mal visto dal resto della classe

unpopular
adj unpopular [anˈpopjulə]
generally disliked an unpopular person/law; He was unpopular at school. ongewild غَيْر شَعْبي، غَيْر مَحْبوب непопулярен nepopulární, neoblíbený upopulær unbeliebt αντιπαθής, μη δημοφιλής impopular, poco popular ebapopulaarne نامحبوب epäsuosittu impopulaire לא אָהוּד अलोकप्रिय nepopularan népszerűtlen óvinsæll impopolare 人気のない 인기가 없는 nepopuliarus, nemėgstamas nepopulārs; necienīts tdk popular niet populair upopulær, dårlig likt niepopularny, niemile widziany malquisto nepopular непопулярный nepopulárny, neobľúbený nepriljubljen neomiljen impopulär ซึ่งไม่เป็นที่นิยม sevilmeyen 不受歡迎的 непопулярний غير مقبول không phổ biến
n unˌpopuˈlarity [-ˈlӕ-]
ongewildheid عَدَم شَعْبِيَّه непопулярност neoblíbenost upopularitet die Unbeliebtheit αντιδημοτικότητα impopularidad ebapopulaarsus عدم محبوبیت epäsuosio impopularité חוֹסֶר אַהֲדָה अलोकप्रियता nepopularnost népszerűtlenség óvinsældir impopolarità 不人気 인기 없음 nepopuliarumas nepopularitāte tdk popularnya impopularitiet det å være dårlig likt niepopularność impopularidade nepopularitate непопулярность neobľúbenosť nepriljubljenost neomiljeno impopularitet ความไม่เป็นที่นิยม sevilmeme 不得人心 непопулярність غير مقبوليت sự không phổ biến, không được ưa chuộng

unpopular غير محبوب nepopulární upopulær unbeliebt μη δημοφιλής impopular epäsuosittu impopulaire nepopularan impopolare 人気のない 인기가 없는 onpopulair upopulær niepopularny impopular, não popular непопулярный impopulär ไม่เป็นที่นิยม popüler olmayan không được ưa chuộng 不受欢迎的


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But we withdrew at an acute angle not only because the French advanced between our two armies; the angle became still more acute and we withdrew still farther, because Barclay de Tolly was an unpopular foreigner disliked by Bagration (who would come his command), and Bagration- being in command of the second army- tried to postpone joining up and coming under Barclay's command as long as he could.
Everything which has made the Hospital unpopular has helped with other causes-- I think they are all connected with my professional zeal--to make me unpopular as a practitioner.
Show the management that such turns are unpopular, and in a day, in an instant, the management will cease catering such turns to its audiences.
 
 
 
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