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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
Adjective
generally disliked or disapproved of
unpopularity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpopularunpopular - 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. << OPPOSITE popular
Translations
Spanish unpopular [ʌnˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → poco popular;
to be unpopular with sb [person, law] → no ser popular con algn;
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → hacerse impopular (con)
French unpopular [ʌnˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → impopulaire;
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → se rendre impopulaire (auprès de)
German unpopular [ʌnˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → unpopulär;
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → sich unbeliebt machen (bei)
Italian unpopular [ʌnˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → impopolare;
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → rendersi antipatico (a); [politician etc] → alienarsi le simpatie (di)
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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.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
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