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unpopularity

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un·pop·u·lar  (n-ppy-lr)
adj.
Lacking general approval or acceptance.
unpop·u·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
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Noun1.unpopularity - the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
popularity - the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"
Translations
unpopularity [ˈʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ] N → impopularidad f
unpopularity [ˌʌnpɒpjʊˈlærəti] n
[person] → impopularité f
[scheme, decision, policy] → impopularité f
unpopularity
n → Unbeliebtheit f; (of decision, move) → Unpopularität f, → geringe Popularität
unpopularity [ˌʌnpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ] n → impopolarità
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The armies were divided, there was no unity of command, and Barclay was unpopular; but from this confusion, division, and the unpopularity of the foreign commander in chief, there resulted on the one hand indecision and the avoidance of a battle (which we could not have refrained from had the armies been united and had someone else, instead of Barclay, been in command) and on the other an ever-increasing indignation against the foreigners and an increase in patriotic zeal.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
By murdering a large and respected family in cold blood and afterward depositing their bodies in the water companies' reservoir, you will gain much unpopularity in the neighborhood of your crime, and even robbing a church will get you cordially disliked, especially by the vicar.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
Notwithstanding the unpopularity of industrial work, the school continued to increase in numbers to such an extent that by the middle of the second year there was an attendance of about one hundred and fifty, representing almost all parts of the state of Alabama, and including a few from other states.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
 
 
 
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