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underdog

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un·der·dog  (ndr-dôg, -dg)
n.
1. One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
2. One that is at a disadvantage.

underdog [ˈʌndəˌdɒg]
n
1. the competitor least likely to win a fight or contest
2. a person in adversity or in a position of inferiority
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.underdog - one at a disadvantage and expected to loseunderdog - one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

underdog
noun weaker party, victim, loser, little fellow (informal), outsider, fall guy (informal) Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win.
Translations
underdog [ˈʌndədɒg] N the underdog
1. (in game, fight) → el/la más débil
2. (economically, socially) → el/la desvalido/a, el/la desamparado/a

underdog [ˈʌndərdɒg] n
(= player, competitor, team) → outsider m
the underdog (in society)les opprimés mpl

underdog [ˈʌndəˌdɒg] n the underdog (in fight, contest) → il/la più debole; (in society) → l'oppresso/a; (in family, organization) → l'ultima ruota del carro

underdog
n underdog [ˈandədog]
a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle He always likes to help the underdog. verloorder الخاسِر، الأضْعَف، المُضْطَهَد подтискан slabší den svagere part der/die Unterlegene άνθρωπος αδύνατος, άνθρωπος που δυναστεύεται από άλλους desfavorecido; desvalido; desamparado allajääja شخص بازنده؛ ستمدیده heikompi osapuoli perdant/-ante; défavorisé/-ée הַצַד הַחַלָש, מוּעֲמָד לְהַפסִיד कम क्षमता का व्यक्त‍ि या समूह slabiji čovjek, gubitnik (az) elnyomott(ak) lítilmagni sfavorito 敗者 (생존 경쟁의) 패배자 nelaimėlis, pralaimėtojas neveiksminieks; zaudētājs orang yg tertindas zwakkere den svakere part, taper osoba na straconej pozycji desfavorecido persoană/grup de la care nu se aşteaptă prea mult неудачник; побеждённая сторона smoliar, slabší; prehrávajúci poraženec autsajder den svagare (underlägsne), underdog ผู้เสียเปรียบในการแข่งขันหรือในสังคม ezilen/yenilmesi beklenen kimse 受虐待或欺壓者,處於劣勢的人 переможена сторона; невдаха کمزور، ناتواں người thua thiệt ,


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Virgin loves to support an underdog but they are now one of the most expensive teams out there and certainly not underdogs any more.
Although these schools have much lower athletic budgets that BCS schools, and normally they would qualify, their days as the underdog are over.
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