Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outgunned

/ˈaʊtɡˌʌnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: out-gunned
IPA: /ˈaʊtɡˌʌnd/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of outgun

adj

Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army."
"The opposite is true, said Dulcie Flaherty, executive director of the Montgomery County Lands Trust: "We are very outgunned. We need to have funding […]"
"They greatly extended the battlefield and made the 6-pounder even more outgunned in action."
"Cockrell's men, becoming more outgunned with every passing minute, finally retreated back over the ridge and re-formed, supported by a Mississippi regiment."
"Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head"

Inflected Forms

more outgunned (comparative) most outgunned (superlative)

Synonyms

outmatched in too deep out of one's depth over one's head

Questions

How do you pronounce outgunned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtɡˌʌnd/.
What does outgunned mean?: past participle of outgun

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