チームは劣勢を跳ね返した。
The team overcame the disadvantage.
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Example sentences
試合中盤、チームは劣勢に立たされたが、最後に逆転した。
Midway through the match, the team was put at a disadvantage, but they made a comeback in the end.
その軍師は知略縦横に策を巡らせ、劣勢を覆した。
That strategist devised plans with free-ranging ingenuity and overturned the disadvantage.
Usage Notes
Refers to a situation where one's power or position is inferior to the opponent's. Opposite of '優勢' (yūsei).
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