Definitions for underdogˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•dogˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg(n.)
a person who is expected to lose in a contest.
a victim of social or political injustice.
Origin of underdog:
1875
Princeton's WordNet
underdog(noun)
one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
Wiktionary
underdog(Noun)
A competitor thought unlikely to win.
underdog(Noun)
Somebody at a disadvantage.
underdog(Noun)
A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
Origin: From under + dog.
Translations for underdog
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
underdog(noun)
a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle
He always likes to help the underdog.
- verloorderAfrikaans

- الخاسِر، الأضْعَف، المُضْطَهَدArabic

- подтисканBulgarian

- desfavorecidoPortuguese (BR)

- slabšíCzech

- der/die UnterlegeneGerman

- den svagere partDanish

- άνθρωπος αδύνατος, άνθρωπος που δυναστεύεται από άλλουςGreek

- desfavorecido; desvalido; desamparadoSpanish

- allajääjaEstonian

- شخص بازنده؛ ستمدیدهFarsi

- altavastaajaFinnish

- perdant/-ante; défavorisé/-éeFrench

- הַצַד הַחַלָש, מוּעֲמָד לְהַפסִידHebrew

- कम क्षमता का व्यक्ति या समूहHindi

- slabijičovjek, gubitnikCroatian

- (az) elnyomott(ak)Hungarian

- orang yang dianggap lemahIndonesian

- lítilmagniIcelandic

- sfavoritoItalian

- 敗者Japanese

- (생존 경쟁의) 패배자Korean

- nelaimėlis, pralaimėtojasLithuanian

- neveiksminieks; zaudētājsLatvian

- orang yg tertindasMalay

- zwakkereDutch

- den svakere part, taperNorwegian

- osoba na straconej pozycjiPolish

- شخص بازنده؛ ستمدیدهPersian

- عاجزه سړىPashto

- desfavorecidoPortuguese

- persoană/grup de la care nu se aşteaptă prea multRomanian

- неудачник; побеждённая сторонаRussian

- smoliar, slabší; prehrávajúciSlovak

- poraženecSlovenian

- autsajderSerbian

- den svagare (underlägsne), underdogSwedish

- ผู้เสียเปรียบในการแข่งขันหรือในสังคมThai

- ezilen/yenilmesi beklenen kimseTurkish

- 受虐待或欺壓者,處於劣勢的人Chinese (Trad.)

- переможена сторона; невдахаUkrainian

- کمزور، ناتواںUrdu

- người thua thiệtVietnamese

- 处于劣势者,受压迫者Chinese (Simp.)

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