be unpopular
Frequency: 8.5150.2 per million words
Describes the state of being disliked.
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Examples (10)
- Cuts in government expenditure are politically unpopular.
- Highly priced shares are unpopular among investors.
- He is unpopular with the students.
- The mayor's decision was widely unpopular in the community.
- Such harsh measures will be unpopular with the public.
- It is unpopular to suggest raising taxes at this time.
- She had been unpopular ever since the scandal broke.
- Despite its effectiveness, the vaccine has been unpopular in some regions.
- The idea of mandatory overtime is always unpopular among employees.
- To be unpopular as a leader can make governance difficult.