un ‧ pop ‧ u ‧ lar /ʌnˈpɒpjələ, ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə $ -ˈpɑːpjələr/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ popularity ≠ ↑ unpopularity , ↑ popularization ; verb : ↑ popularize ; adverb : ↑ popularly ; adjective : ↑ popular ≠ ↑ unpopular ]
not liked by most people:
an unpopular choice
an unpopular teacher
unpopular with/among
a decision that was deeply unpopular with students
—unpopularity /ʌnˌpɒpjəˈlærəti, ʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlærəti $ -ˌpɑːp-/ noun [uncountable]
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
▪ very/deeply/highly unpopular
This bill is deeply unpopular with the rest of the Republican establishment.
▪ extremely unpopular
The changes to the National Health System were extremely unpopular with doctors.
▪ increasingly unpopular (=more and more unpopular as time passes)
The war was becoming increasingly unpopular.
▪ widely unpopular
The party promised to abolish this widely unpopular tax.