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UNPOPULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unpopular mean?
• UNPOPULAR (adjective)
The adjective UNPOPULAR has 1 sense:
1. regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
Familiarity information: UNPOPULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
Context example:
an unpopular war
Similar:
less-traveled (not visited by many travelers)
out of fashion; unfashionable (unpopular and considered unappealing or unfashionable at the time)
Attribute:
popularity (the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after)
Antonym:
popular (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public)
Derivation:
unpopularity (the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance)
Context examples
He is unpopular with his colleagues, but a hard worker.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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