idiom
Pyrrhic Victory
PEER-ik VIK-tor-ee
/ˈpɪrɪk ˈvɪktəriː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Pyrrhicvictory
Dictionary meaning
A victory so costly in lives or resources that it is essentially a defeat
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