Unpopular
[ʌn'pɒpjʊlə] or [ʌn'pɑpjəlɚ]
Definition
(adj.) regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; 'unpopular ideas'; 'an unpopular war' .
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Disliked (by the people), obnoxious (generally), not popular.
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Definition
adj. not popular: disliked by the people.—n. Unpopular′ity the state of being unpopular.—adv. Unpop′ularly in an unpopular manner: not popularly.
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Examples
- Why is he so unpopular? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He has hitherto been very unpopular in the neighbourhood; but, mark my words, the tide of opinion will now take a turn in his favour. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Others wrote as they did, because they feared it would be unpopular to write otherwise. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Nothing was clear but that the unpopular steamer was assailed with reproaches on all sides. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He muSt. Now he begins to grow unpopular. Plato. The Republic.
- It was a high reward--but she would not have thanked him for a daughter--daughters have always been unpopular here. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He says, too, that mill-owners are unpopular. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was unpopular in Rome; he was attacked and ill-treated in the streets during a procession, and obliged to fly to Germany (799). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Say it, my father, say the word that will hasten my happiness, and end this unpopular strife. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The gaps remain, and there are not unpopular lodgings among the rubbish. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Being unpopular. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To violate this combination is everywhere a most unpopular action, and a sort of reproach to a master among his neighbours and equals. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But being contrary to the court's expectation admitted, they immediately become unpopular and are considered to mean no good. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- However, in spite of his fortune, Quintin Dick is and has been one of the most unpopular men within the United Kingdom. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And I am one of the most unpopular? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The duties of excise are, upon this account, more unpopular than those of the customs; and so are the officers who levy them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The only cure for prostitution might prove to be immoral, impractical, unconstitutional, and unpopular. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Out of the house, I had Betteredge's word for it that he was unpopular everywhere. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- My father was a proud Swiss, rather unpopular, and a deep mathematician. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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