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unpopular

[uhn-pop-yuh-ler] Origin

un·pop·u·lar

[uhn-pop-yuh-ler]
adjective
1.
not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.
2.
in disfavor with a particular person or group of persons.

Origin:
1640–50; un-1 + popular

un·pop·u·lar·i·ty, noun
un·pop·u·lar·ly, adverb
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unpopular (ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə)
 
adj
not popular with an individual or group of people
 
unpopularity
 
n
 
un'popularly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

unpopular
1647, from un- (1) "not" + popular.
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