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Pyrrhic victory

noun
/ˌpɪɹ.ɪk ˈvɪk.t(ə)ɹ.i/

Etymology

After Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses while defeating the Romans.

Definitions

  1. A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render…

    A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.

    • We now know that it [the Six-Day War] was a Pyrrhic victory.
    • Tough pensions regulation designed to protect employees in final-salary occupational schemes will prove a pyrrhic victory for unions and the government, a report warned yesterday.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic victory

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