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Pyrrhic victory
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Pyrrhic victory
(noun)
Pyrrhic victory
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ˈ
pirɪk-/
noun
plural
Pyrrhic victories
Pyrrhic victory
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ˈ
pirɪk-/
noun
plural
Pyrrhic victories
Britannica Dictionary definition of PYRRHIC VICTORY
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a victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it
The company won the lawsuit, but it was a
Pyrrhic victory
because of all the bad publicity they received during the trial.
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