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Definition of unpopular
: not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularly
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Examples of unpopular in a Sentence
I was unpopular in high school.
Her third album has been unpopular with fans.
Recent conflicts have made him unpopular among the staff.
Recent Examples of unpopular from the Web
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George W. Bush was fairly unpopular internationally and Barack Obama popular.
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The speech to the Legislative Council represented her most substantive attempt to differentiate herself from the unpopular Leung, whose five-year term was marred by street protests and the emergence of an independence movement.
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Maduro and his socialist administration, meanwhile, are pursuing unpopular plans to overhaul the constitution.
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Other presidents have faced implacably hostile press corps, but none of them have had the benefit of so unpopular a press.
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President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey is increasingly unpopular, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found.
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Public opinion polling has shown that the House version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is wildly unpopular.
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Reince Priebus, who represents the ever unpopular but ever essential establishment wing of the Republican Party, appeared to be on the ropes for a while but seems safe for now.
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Purple used to be unpopular because the pigment leaked, turning soups brownish and staining hands.
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First Known Use of unpopular
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UNPOPULAR Defined for English Language Learners
unpopular
playDefinition of unpopular for English Language Learners
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: not liked by many people : not popular
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: not shared by most people
UNPOPULAR Defined for Kids
unpopular
playDefinition of unpopular for Students
: not widely favored or approved an unpopular rule an unpopular teacher
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