unpopular

[ uhn-pop-yuh-ler ]

/ ʌnˈpɒp yə lər /

not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.

in disfavor with a particular person or group of persons.

Origin of unpopular

First recorded in 1640–50; un-¹ + popular

un·pop·u·lar·i·ty, noun un·pop·u·lar·ly, adverb

Why is such a simple countermeasure against headache and disease still so unpopular?

Scroguard, Galactic Cap, and More: Will Anyone Wear Normal Condoms In the Future? |Samantha Allen |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Or maybe Ford suggests Frank is onto an old, now unpopular wisdom: nobody and nothing survives for long.

Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe |Tom LeClair |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The assumption is that President Obama is a drain on Democrats desperate to survive his unpopular numbers in key states.

What the GOP Will Do If It Wins Congress |Stuart Stevens |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The central government was unpopular, and a group of young Army officers carried out a coup.

Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life |Chimamanda Adichie |August 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Sadly, Paul the Octopus did not outlive his impressive but unpopular World Cup predictions by long.

The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer |Emily Shire |July 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of these boys was unpopular with the others, and they invented a method of punishing him for supposed offenses.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
Two weeklies, which were unpopular from the first, began to be published at Boston early in 1831.

Liberty In The Nineteenth Century |Frederic May Holland
If this unpopular psychology I have explained was adopted everywhere as true, we would never hear expressions of hate.

National Being |(A.E.)George William Russell
He himself tried to impose an unpopular policy on an unwilling people, and never condescended to explain his motives.

A History of England |Charles Oman
Others wrote as they did, because they feared it would be unpopular to write otherwise.

The Innocents Abroad |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

unpopular

/ (ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə) /

not popular with an individual or group of people

unpopularity (ˌʌnpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun unpopularly, adverb