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形容詞

outmatched (comparative more outmatched, superlative most outmatched)

1. Overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.

   Antonym: undermatched

   Coordinate term: mismatched

   Near-synonyms: outgunned, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head

   The company's executives mistakenly assumed that they could have a 20-person team cover the work of a 40-person team, causing the staff to be wholly outmatched and thus leading to missed quality defects.