{
    "term": "underdog",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person, team, country, etc. that is thought to be in a weaker position than others and therefore not likely to be successful, win a competition, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Before the game we were definitely the underdogs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In politics, he was a champion of the underdog *(= always fought for the rights of weaker people)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure", "Sports: other sports"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌndədɒɡ/",
                "audio": "un/underdog/underdog__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌndərdɔːɡ/",
                "audio": "un/underdog/underdog__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}