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impopular

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English

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ popular.[1] In non-native speakers’ English: compare Dutch impopulair, French impopulaire, and Spanish impopular.

Adjective

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impopular (comparative more impopular, superlative most impopular)

  1. (rare; obsolete or non-native speakers' English) Unpopular.
    • 1647 December 26 – a. 1674, Edward [Hyde], [1st] Earl of Clarendon, “Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David. Applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times.”, in A Collection of Several Tracts of the Right Honourable Edward, Earl of Clarendon, […], London: […] T[homas] Woodward, […], and J[ohn] Peele, […], published 1727, psalm CXIX, section xx, page 714:
      […] God reckons it but Juſtice to help thoſe, who will not help themſelves by doing any Thing that may diſpleaſe him, and who, in contradiction to the greateſt Number and the greateſt Examples, dare do ſuch an impopular and ungracious Thing, as to be religious, to prefer his Law before the Licence of Men, and Salvation to come before any preſent Preferment.
    • 1721 January 10, Jonathan Swift, “Letter V. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope.”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, in Prose, volume II (Letters to and from Dr. Jonathan Swift), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton, C[harles] Bathurst, and R[obert] Dodsley, published 1741, page 12:
      But the cauſe being ſo very odious and impopular, the tryal of the Verdict was deferred from one Term to another, until upon the Duke of G⁠-⁠-⁠ft⁠-⁠n the Lord Lieutenant’s arrival, his Grace after mature advice, and permiſſion from England, was pleaſed to grant a noli proſequi.
    • 1817, Charles Coote, “Letter XXX. A Narrative of the most remarkable Incidents, both Political and Military, which followed the Return of Bonapartè from Exile.”, in The History of Europe, from the Treaty of Amiens, in 1802, to the Pacification of Paris, in 1815 (The History of Europe; VII), part IV, London: […] F[rancis,] C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington; […], page 506:
      No nation could be justified in compelling them to submit to an impopular dynasty, or to the yoke of feudal and superstitious tyranny.
    • 2001, Dirk J[an] Barreveld, “Epilogue”, in From New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625, Lincoln, Neb.: Writers Club Press, iUniverse.com, Inc., →ISBN, page 268:
      The Stamp Act was an impopular tax on paper and paper products, the revenue went to the royal treasury and were used to pay for the British soldiers stationed in America.

References

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  1. ^ “impopular, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1899.

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: im‧po‧pu‧lar

Adjective

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impopular m or f (plural impopulares)

  1. unpopular (lacking popularity)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French impopulaire. Equivalent to in- +‎ popular.

Adjective

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impopular m or n (feminine singular impopulară, masculine plural impopulari, feminine and neuter plural impopulare)

  1. unpopular

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite impopular impopulară impopulari impopulare
definite impopularul impopulara impopularii impopularele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite impopular impopulare impopulari impopulare
definite impopularului impopularei impopularilor impopularelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ popular.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /impopuˈlaɾ/ [ĩm.po.puˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: im‧po‧pu‧lar

Adjective

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impopular m or f (masculine and feminine plural impopulares)

  1. unpopular
    Antonym: popular

Derived terms

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Further reading

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