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Upset
An
upset
occurs in a
competition
, frequently in
electoral
politics
or
sports
, when the party popularly expected to win (the favorite), is defeated by an
underdog
whom the majority expects to lose, defying the
conventional wisdom
. The underdog then becomes a
giant-killer
.
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