antipopularization
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/ˌæn.tiˌpɑp.jə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌæn.tiˌpɒp.jʊ.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/
making unpopular; opposing popularization
Etymology
'antipopularization' originates from Modern English, formed by the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek anti- meaning 'against') attached to 'popularization' (from 'popularize').
'popularization' derives from 'popularize' (from French populariser and ultimately from Latin 'popularis' meaning 'of the people'); the combining prefix 'anti-' came into English from Greek via Latin; the compound 'antipopularization' is a modern English coinage opposing 'popularization'.
The element 'popularize' originally meant 'to make widely liked or known'; 'popularization' meant 'the process of making something popular'; the modern compound 'antipopularization' negates that idea, meaning 'the process of making something unpopular or resisting its popularization.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the process, policy, or action of making something less popular or opposing its popularization.
The antipopularization of the niche movement led many supporters to withdraw.
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Verb 1
to make something less popular or to act against its popularization (usage: as verb form 'antipopularize').
Some actions by the group antipopularize their cause more than promote it.
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Last updated: 2025/09/07 14:42