Noun
unpopularity (plural unpopularities)
The property or degree of being unpopular.
We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. Eleanor Roosevelt
The 'inquests' which resulted in the compilation of the Domesday Book made a vivid and unfavorable impression on the country. A similar effect was produced by the inquests of 1166 and 1170, before alluded to. Even to this day, the word 'inquisitorial' bears the burden of historical unpopularity. Edward Jenks
In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity - or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity - by being opinionated rather than by being learned. A. N. Wilson
How one hates to think of oneself as alone. How one avoids it. It seems to imply rejection or unpopularity. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it. Pericles
In every generation, the world is changed by a few people, who stand for something, do not fear unpopularity and dare to make a difference. Nicky Gumbel