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“unpopularity” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unpopularity
offensio popularis (opposed to gratia popularis, Cic.): aliena et offensa populi voluntas (unpopularity into which anybody has fallen, Cic., Tusc., 5, 37, 106): invidia (unpopularity arising from envy): odium (hatred). To bring into unpopularity, in invidiam inducere; in (summam) invidiam adducere; odium in aliquem concitare; invidiam alicui conflare (Liv.): to court unpopularity, quasi de industria in odium offensionemque alicujus (e.g., populi Romani) incurrere: to draw unpopularity upon one’s self, odium suscipere; suscipere invidiam atque odium apud aliquem. With his great and deserved unpopularity, in tanto mortalium odio, justo praesertim ac debito.

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What is the Latin word for unpopularity?
The usual Latin words for “unpopularity” are invidia, odium, summa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.