れっせい
Ressei
劣勢 (Ressei) is a Japanese noun meaning “inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position, disadvantage, unfavorable situation”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noun, na-adjectiveinferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
Examples
あのダークホースは予備選挙の前は、劣勢でした。
The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).