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noun
A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
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