Meaning of Pyrrhic victory | Babel Free
ˌpɪɹ.ɪk ˈvɪk.t(ə)ɹ.iDefinitions
A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.
Equivalents
Čeština
Pyrrhovo vítězství
Dansk
pyrrhussejr
Español
victoria pírrica
Suomi
Pyrrhoksen voitto
Français
victoire à la Pyrrhus
Magyar
pirruszi győzelem
Հայերեն
պյուռոսյան հաղթանակ
Italiano
vittoria di Pirro
日本語
ピュロスの勝利
한국어
피로스의 승리
Nederlands
pyrrusoverwinning
Polski
pyrrusowe zwycięstwo
Română
victorie à la Pirus
Русский
пиррова победа
Svenska
pyrrhusseger
Examples
“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.”
“We now know⟳ that it [the Six-Day War] was a Pyrrhic victory.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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