English words for 'to render unpopular'
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verb
adj
noun
prep
verb
- try to stir up public opinion
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- move very slightly
- move or cause to move back and forth
- change the arrangement or position of
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
- To participate in political agitation (sense 3).
- (transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
adj
adv
noun
verb
adj
adv
intj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- try to prevent; show opposition to
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
noun
noun
- the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
- a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
- A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
verb
- utter words of protest
- express opposition through action or words
- affirm or avow formally or solemnly
- To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- To object to.
- (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- (transitive) To affirm (something).
- (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To publicly demonstrate against.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
- (transitive) To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
- (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.).
- (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
- cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- take away the enthusiasm of
- hold back to a later time
- cause to feel embarrassment
adj
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- compel to behave in a certain way
- impose and collect
- To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- To practise deceit or stealth; to cheat, to deceive, to trick.
- To affect authoritatively or forcefully; to influence strongly.
- To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- go to certain places as for sightseeing
- stay with as a guest
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- pay a brief visit
- assail
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
- (transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
- (transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
- (transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
- (transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
noun
- the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
- a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
- the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
- a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
- A single act of visiting.
- (medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
noun
- (chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people.
- (premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
- (medicine) The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
- (chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
- (chiefly medicine) Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
verb
adj
verb
noun
verb
- be against; express opposition to
- be resistant to
- act against or in opposition to
- contrast with equal weight or force
- set into opposition or rivalry
- fight against or resist strongly
- To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
noun
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
- The ground or reason of condemning.
- The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
- The state of being condemned.
- The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
adj
- Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
- Very bad; lousy.
- Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
- (especially Ireland, with "for") Prone to a particular temptation.
- Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
- Formidable, powerful.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
adv
adj
adj
verb
- To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
- To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
- To strike from above.
- To move downward in a striking motion.
- To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
- (masonry) To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
- To go in a downward direction.
- (of current or lightning) To arc to ground in a downstrike.
adj
adv
noun
- A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
- A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
- A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
- A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
- A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
- (electrical engineering) A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
- A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
verb
- affect in a disagreeable way
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
- (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
- (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
noun
- a sudden jarring impact
- a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
- the quantity contained in a jar
- (British, Ireland, colloquial, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
- (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
noun
- the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
- a formal and solemn declaration of objection
- the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
- A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
verb
- utter words of protest
- express opposition through action or words
- affirm or avow formally or solemnly
- To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- To object to.
- (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- (transitive) To affirm (something).
- (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To publicly demonstrate against.
noun
- (chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people.
- (premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
- (medicine) The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
- (chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
- (chiefly medicine) Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
verb
adj
noun
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
- The ground or reason of condemning.
- The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
- The state of being condemned.
- The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
verb
adj
noun
prep
verb
- try to stir up public opinion
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- move very slightly
- move or cause to move back and forth
- change the arrangement or position of
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
- To participate in political agitation (sense 3).
- (transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
verb
adj
adv
intj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- try to prevent; show opposition to
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
- (transitive) To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
- (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.).
- (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
- cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- take away the enthusiasm of
- hold back to a later time
- cause to feel embarrassment
adj
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to be enthusiastic
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- compel to behave in a certain way
- impose and collect
- To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- To practise deceit or stealth; to cheat, to deceive, to trick.
- To affect authoritatively or forcefully; to influence strongly.
- To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- go to certain places as for sightseeing
- stay with as a guest
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- pay a brief visit
- assail
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
- (transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
- (transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
- (transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- (transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
- (transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
noun
- the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
- a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
- the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
- a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
- A single act of visiting.
- (medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
verb
noun
verb
- be against; express opposition to
- be resistant to
- act against or in opposition to
- contrast with equal weight or force
- set into opposition or rivalry
- fight against or resist strongly
- To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
verb
- To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
- To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
- To strike from above.
- To move downward in a striking motion.
- To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
- (masonry) To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
- To go in a downward direction.
- (of current or lightning) To arc to ground in a downstrike.
adj
adv
noun
- A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
- A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
- A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
- A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
- A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
- (electrical engineering) A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
- A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
verb
- affect in a disagreeable way
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
- (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
- (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
noun
- a sudden jarring impact
- a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
- the quantity contained in a jar
- (British, Ireland, colloquial, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
- (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
adj
adv
noun
adj
- Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
- Very bad; lousy.
- Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
- (especially Ireland, with "for") Prone to a particular temptation.
- Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
- Formidable, powerful.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- exceptionally bad or displeasing