Meaning Of The Word Pyrrhic victory

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Pyrrhic victory? Find Pyrrhic victory meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Pyrrhic victory Meaning

Pyrrhic victory Definition
Pyrrhic victory Definition

What's The Definition Of Pyrrhic victory?

Pyrrhic victory
countable noun: 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.

Pyrrhic victory in American English
a too costly victory
noun: a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost

Pyrrhic victory in British English
noun: a victory in which the victor's losses are as great as those of the defeated

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Crushing ‐ A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is…
  • Eerier ‐ adjective: (esp of places, an atmosphere, etc)…
  • Brocatel ‐ noun: a brocade in which the design is woven in…
  • Corniness ‐ noun: the quality of…
  • Mamet ‐ noun: David. born 1947, US dramatist and film…
  • St. Louis ‐ city & port in E Mo., on the Mississippi: pop…
  • Chatroom ‐ noun: a site on the internet, or another computer…
  • Suffruticose ‐ having a woody base that persists but branches…
  • Indiscretion ‐ lack of discretion, or good judgment; imprudence…
  • Down with ‐ away with! cease!; having a good understanding…