unpopular
adjective/ʌnˈpɒpjələ(r)/
/ʌnˈpɑːpjələr/
- not liked or enjoyed by a person, a group or people in general
- an unpopular choice
- an unpopular government
- unpopular with/among somebody The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.
Extra Examples- He made several unpopular decisions during his leadership.
- He's unpopular with the students.
- His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy.
- The party is increasingly unpopular among young people.
- Highly priced shares are unpopular among investors.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- among
- with
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