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Pyrrhic victory

//ˌpɪɹ.ɪk ˈvɪk.t(ə)ɹ.i// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.

    "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. 2
    a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses wordnet

Etymology

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

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