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underdog in Arabic

مُسْتَضْعَف mustaḍʕaf

UK/ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ//ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/

underdog in Arabic: مُسْتَضْعَف (mustaḍʕaf), غَيْر مُرَشَّح (ḡayr muraššaḥ). In English, underdog means a competitor thought unlikely to win.

Arabic words for underdog

competitor thought unlikely to win
مُسْتَضْعَف mustaḍʕaf, غَيْر مُرَشَّح ḡayr muraššaḥ

English meaning of underdog

  1. noun A competitor thought unlikely to win.
  2. noun Somebody at a disadvantage.
  3. 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.

Full definition of underdog

underdog in a sentence

  • They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.

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Questions about underdog in Arabic

What is the meaning of underdog in Arabic?
Underdog in Arabic is مُسْتَضْعَف (mustaḍʕaf), غَيْر مُرَشَّح (ḡayr muraššaḥ).
ما معنى كلمة underdog؟
Underdog: مُسْتَضْعَف (mustaḍʕaf), غَيْر مُرَشَّح (ḡayr muraššaḥ).
What does underdog mean in English?
Underdog means a competitor thought unlikely to win.

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