'Pyrrhic victory' definitions:
Definition of 'Pyrrhic victory'
(from WordNet)
noun
A victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
Definition of 'Pyrrhic victory'
From: GCIDE
- Pyrrhic \Pyr"rhic\, a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. ? belonging to the ? (sc. ?) a kind of war dance.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. " ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet." --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse. [1913 Webster]
- Pyrrhic victory [From Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.], (a) a victory in which the winning side sustains very heavy losses. (b) any act supposedly benefitting the actor, for which the costs outweight the benefits. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'Pyrrhic victory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ascendancy,
- Cadmean victory,
- championship,
- conquest,
- easy victory,
- grand slam,
- knockout,
- KO,
- landslide,
- landslide victory,
- mastery,
- moral victory,
- picnic,
- pushover,
- runaway victory,
- subdual,
- subduing,
- success,
- total victory,
- triumph,
- victory,
- walkaway,
- walkover,
- win,
- winning,
- winning streak