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Pyrrhic
adjective
(alsopyrrhic)uk /ˈpɪr.ɪk/ us /ˈpɪr.ɪk/
relating to a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it :
Disraeli's personal triumph was very much a pyrrhic one for his party.
The memo admitted that this agreement was a victory for Ireland, however Pyrrhic.
His victory against the destruction of a local landmark took a Pyrrhic turn.
Through no fault of his own, it was a pyrrhic triumph for the young boxer.
For many businesses, online victories tended to be of the Pyrrhic variety.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Useless and futile
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
airy-fairy
fruitless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
futile
futilely
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no goodidiom
non-viable
nugatory
unrealistic
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unseriousness
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unviability
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Winning and defeating
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Pyrrhic victory
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