one-downmanshipn.

Brit.

/wʌnˈdaʊnmənʃɪp/, U.S.

/wənˈdaʊnmənˌʃɪp/

Forms: 1900s– one-downmanship, 1900s– one-downsmanship.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: one-down adv., -manship suffix.

Etymology: < one-down adv. + -manship suffix, after one-upmanship n.The form one-downsmanship is probably an alteration after gamesmanship n.

The art or practice of being or appearing to be at a disadvantage. Cf. one-down adv., one-upmanship n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > state of being at a disadvantage

underhand1886

one-downness1952

one-downmanship1961

1961 Times 8 Mar. 17 (heading) Handy guide to art of onedownmanship.

1967 Punch 4 Oct. 514/3 If he were to check his facts would he not find that on the contrary the majority of Fleet Street was indulging in a form of one-down-manship towards the British public?

1987 J. Epstein Once more around Block 36 I gather that the rhythm of the game is such that it begins with small admissions, but soon a competitive edge cuts in—a kind of one-downmanship—and the admissions get larger and larger.

2002 Foreign Policy May–June 48/2 It seems almost a strange point of pride, a kind of one-downsmanship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-downmanship
释义	one-downmanshipn. Brit. /wʌnˈdaʊnmənʃɪp/, U.S. /wənˈdaʊnmənˌʃɪp/ Forms: 1900s– one-downmanship, 1900s– one-downsmanship. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: one-down adv., -manship suffix. Etymology: < one-down adv. + -manship suffix, after one-upmanship n.The form one-downsmanship is probably an alteration after gamesmanship n. The art or practice of being or appearing to be at a disadvantage. Cf. one-down adv., one-upmanship n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > state of being at a disadvantage underhand1886 one-downness1952 one-downmanship1961 1961 Times 8 Mar. 17 (heading) Handy guide to art of onedownmanship. 1967 Punch 4 Oct. 514/3 If he were to check his facts would he not find that on the contrary the majority of Fleet Street was indulging in a form of one-down-manship towards the British public? 1987 J. Epstein Once more around Block 36 I gather that the rhythm of the game is such that it begins with small admissions, but soon a competitive edge cuts in—a kind of one-downmanship—and the admissions get larger and larger. 2002 Foreign Policy May–June 48/2 It seems almost a strange point of pride, a kind of one-downsmanship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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