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Pyrrhic victory
Pyrrhic victoryn. A victory that is offset by staggering losses.
[After Pyrrhus.]Pyrrhic victory n a victory in which the victor's losses are as great as those of the defeated. Also called: Cadmean victory [named after Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 bc but suffered heavy losses]Pyr′rhic vic′tory
n. a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost. [1880–85; < Greek Pyrrhikós; after a remark attributed by Plutarch to Pyrrhus, who declared, after a costly victory over the Romans, that another similar victory would ruin him] pyrrhic victoryOne which proves more costly than defeat. Named for the Greek ruler who defeated a Roman army in 280 BC.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Pyrrhic victory - a victory that is won by incurring terrible lossestriumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
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Pyrrhic victory
Pyrrhic victoryA victory that is not worth achieving because of the excessive toll it takes on the victor. Winning the lawsuit was a Pyrrhic victory, since it cost us everything we had.See also: pyrrhic, victoryPyrrhic victoryA victory that is offset by staggering losses, as in The campaign was so divisive that even though he won the election it was a Pyrrhic victory . This expression alludes to Kind Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in b.c. 279, but lost his best officers and many of his troops. Pyrrhus then said: "Another such victory and we are lost." In English the term was first recorded (used figuratively) in 1879. See also: pyrrhic, victorya Pyrrhic victory If you describe a victory as a Pyrrhic victory, you mean that although someone has won or gained something, they have also lost something which was worth even more. If gun-control advocates achieve their goals by threats, rather than through properly enacted legislation, it will be a Pyrrhic victory. Note: This expression comes from the victory of King Pyrrhus over the Romans, in which much of King Pyrrhus's army was killed. See also: pyrrhic, victoryPyrrhic victory a victory gained at too great a cost. Pyrrhus was a king of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum in 279 bc , but in doing so sustained heavy losses and lost his finest troops.See also: pyrrhic, victorya ˌPyrrhic ˈvictory a victory which is achieved at too high a price and therefore not worth having: It was a Pyrrhic victory. They won the strike but then most of them lost their jobs.This idiom refers to Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, who in 279BC defeated the Romans but lost all his best officers and men.See also: pyrrhic, victoryPyrrhic victoryA victory that is worse for the winners than the losers. The term refers to the victory of King Pyrrhus of Epirus over the Romans at Asculum in 279 b.c. In this first major battle between the Greeks and the Romans, Pyrrhus lost his best officers and many of his troops. Ever since the term Pyrrhic victory has meant a victory so costly that it counts as a defeat. See also: pyrrhic, victoryPyrrhic victory
Pyrrhic victorya too costly victory; “Another such victory and we are lost.” [Rom. Hist.: “Asculum I” in Eggenburger, 30–31]See: DefeatPyrrhic Victory
Pyrrhic VictoryA successful endeavor that came with such high costs, that it was almost not worth the effort. For example, a company may succeed in a hostile takeover, but only after overcoming so many anti-takeover measures and spending so much money that it overpaid and may have nearly bankrupted itself.Pyrrhic victory
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