Definition of "outgunned" in Englisch

verb

1. past participle of outgun

adjective

1. (literal) Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy.

   • The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.

2. (figurative) Up against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces.

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