逆転勝利(ぎゃくてんしょうり)

ぎゃくてんしょうり
noun
come-from-behind victory; comeback win
sportschange
1. come-from-behind victory; a win after trailing
A victory achieved after being behind, in sport or in any contest. Standard sports-news vocabulary, usually with 飾(かざ)る (to cap off) or 収(おさ)める (to secure).
見事(みごと)な逆転勝利(ぎゃくてんしょうり)だった。
It was a splendid come-from-behind victory.
九回(きゅうかい)に三点(さんてん)取(と)って逆転勝利(ぎゃくてんしょうり)を収(おさ)めた。
They scored three runs in the ninth inning and secured a comeback win.
前半(ぜんはん)は一点(いってん)も取(と)れなかったが、後半(こうはん)の猛攻(もうこう)で逆転勝利(ぎゃくてんしょうり)を飾(かざ)った。
They could not score at all in the first half, but a fierce attack in the second half capped off a come-from-behind victory.

逆転(ぎゃくてん) (reversal) + 勝利(しょうり) (victory). A compact compound of the kind sports headlines favor, alongside 逆転負(ぎゃくてんま)け (a loss after leading) and 逆転(ぎゃくてん)ホームラン (a go-ahead home run).

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Though it comes from sport, the word is also used of elections, court cases, and business competitions where a trailing side ends up winning.

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Related: 逆転(ぎゃくてん) (reversal)
Related: 勝利(しょうり) (victory)
Compare: 逆転負(ぎゃくてんま)け (a come-from-ahead loss)
Compare: 大逆転(だいぎゃくてん) (a great reversal)
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Added 2026.8.8 21:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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