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劣勢

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective
inferiority (e.g. numerical)inferior positiondisadvantageunfavorable situationunfavourable situation

Example Sentences

あのダークホースは予備選挙の(まえ)は、劣勢でした。

The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.