Pyrrhic victorynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌpɪr.ɪk ˈvɪk.tər.i/us/ˌpɪr.ɪk ˈvɪk.tɚ.i/a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it:
She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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