unpeople

un·peo·ple

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-pee-puh l]
- /ʌnˈpi pəl/
- /ˈʌn.ˈpiːpl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-pee-puh l]
- /ʌnˈpi pəl/

Definitions of unpeople word

verb with object unpeople to deprive of people; depopulate. 1
noun unpeople a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media. 1
noun unpeople a person accorded no recognition or consideration by another or by a specific group. 1
verb unpeople to empty of people 0
verb transitive unpeople to depopulate 0

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Origin of unpeople

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35; un-2 + people

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Parts of speech for Unpeople

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unpeople

unpeople popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unpeople usage trend in Literature

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