different between unpopular vs unwanted

English

Etymology

un- +? popular

Adjective

unpopular (comparative more unpopular, superlative most unpopular)

1. Lacking popularity

   an unpopular opinion

2. Not liked or popular; disliked or ignored by the public.

Antonyms

• popular

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

un- +? wanted

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?w?nt?d/
• Homophone: unwonted

Adjective

unwanted (comparative more unwanted, superlative most unwanted)

1. Not wanted; unwelcome.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "unwanted" is often applied: effect, consequence, pregnancy, child, baby, person, guest, visitor, gift, thought, element, sound, sex, feature.

Translations

Noun

unwanted (plural unwanteds)

1. One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.
   • 1963, The Nyasaland Journal (volumes 16-17, page 12)

     What slaves they had bought to carry the goods of the interior back to the coast were the unwanteds of the villages — the persons convicted of crime who would normally have been killed or banished from their communities […]

   • 1970, Triumph (volumes 5-6, page 7)

     There were no thoughts of hydrogen bombs or CBW or contraceptives or removing unwanteds. It was the old America, the old order restored, and the President saw that it was Good.