UNDERDOG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of underdog in English

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They are the new underdogs in our social life.
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At best the underdogs are patronised and promoted on their master's terms; at worst they are treated with contempt as pariahs.
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There are underdogs in need of mutual self-help and protection.
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I believe that there are enough, have been enough, and will remain enough who are committed to assist what one might call the dirty, the unclean and the unpopulat underdogs.
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They are the underdogs of to-day.
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The boys entered the 2013 season as the underdogs.
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After being the perpetual underdogs of the season, the couple rallied at the end to win and take home the million dollar grand prize.
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They were the underdogs going in, winning their first two games on the road.
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In all five contests, they were considered the underdogs and were also the visiting team, which increased the difficulty of success.
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In her words, the meaning behind the title is about taking all these things that make women the underdogs and using them to your advantage.
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They were ever the underdogs, were always outgunned, yet frequently faced death without flinching.
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Faces usually win their matches on the basis of their technical skills and are sometimes portrayed as underdogs to enhance the story.
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They had been considered underdogs from the start of the season but ended the season with 105 points, the best in franchise history.
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Saints were the underdogs but looked well-positioned when the half-time score was 10.
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Cabin also claimed that it possesses an unmistakable love for underdogs and odd ducks.
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Translations of underdog

in Chinese (Traditional)
(比賽中)不被看好的一方…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(比赛中)不被看好的一方…
in Spanish
el que tiene menos posibilidades, desfavorecido, desvalido…
in Portuguese
azarão, desfavorecido…
in more languages
in French
in Turkish
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
perdant/-e, défavorisé/-e…
ezilen/yenilmesi beklenen kimse…
zwakkere…
slabší…
den svagere part…
orang yang dianggap lemah…
ผู้เสียเปรียบในการแข่งขันหรือในสังคม…
người thua thiệt…
osoba na straconej pozycji…
den svagare (underlägsne), underdog…
orang yg tertindas…
der/die Unterlegene…
den svakere part, taper…
переможена сторона, невдаха…
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