outgunned

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outgunned

verb

participle, past past participle of outgun

adjective more outgunned · most outgunned

Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy. The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.
figuratively Up against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces. Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
Similar: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head

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adj having insufficient weapons

Deutsch	waffentechnisch unterlegen

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@misc{outgunned_2026,
  title = {outgunned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outgunned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}