不評|ふひょうfuhyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivebad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
   国会こっかいは多分たぶんこの不評ふひょうの法律ほうりつを改正かいせいするだろう。↗

   The Diet is likely to amend this unpopular law.

• Synonym不評判ふひょうばんNeutralMuch the same as 「不評」: a bad reputation or poor evaluation, but rarely used.
• Related恥さらしはじさらしCasualColloquial: a person or act that disgraces the family or group, as in 「一族の恥さらし」; often an insult, not a rating of popularity.
• Related汚名おめいWrittenWritten: a bad name or stigma one bears, as in 「汚名を返上する」; stresses the infamy carried rather than poor reception.
• Related汚点おてんWrittenWritten: a stain or blot on one's record, as in 「経歴の汚点」; a disgraceful episode, not a poor evaluation.
• Related恥辱ちじょくWrittenWritten: disgrace or humiliation, as in 「恥辱を受ける」; stresses the feeling of being shamed, not a bad reputation.
• Related不名誉ふめいよWrittenWritten: dishonour, as in 「不名誉な記録」; stresses damage to one's honour rather than unpopularity.
• Related不面目ふめんぼくWrittenWritten: loss of face, shame; rare in modern usage.
• Related汚辱おじょくWrittenWritten: disgrace, humiliation; rare in modern usage.
• Related名折れなおれWrittenRead 「なおれ」, written 「名折れ」: something that damages the family's or group's name, as in 「家の名折れ」.
• Related面汚しつらよごしCasualColloquial: someone who brings shame on the family or group, as in 「一家の面汚し」.
• Related顔汚しかおよごしCasualColloquial: bringing shame on someone or tarnishing a name; few examples in actual use.
• Antonym好評こうひょうNeutralAntonym: a favourable reputation or reception, the opposite of 「不評」.

Use 「不評」 for a poor evaluation or unpopularity: 「不評を買う」「新製品が不評だ」. For a bad name one bears, say 「汚名」; for a person or act that brings shame, 「恥さらし」. The opposite is 「好評」.

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1. 評判ひょうばんがあまり良よくないこと。