Vocabulary

upset

番狂(ばんくる)わせ

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
In competition, a team wins even though they were expected to lose.  
競争では、負けると予想されていたにもかかわらず、そのチームが勝つ事があります。

Examples

  1. The Giants were upset by the Rams on Sunday. Totally unexpected.
  2. With Trump winning in 2016, that was considered an upset. Will there be an upset in 2020 again?

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