Pyrrhic
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[edit] Etymology
From Pyrrhus (318-272 BC), a king of Epirus whose forces sustained heavy losses in defeating the Romans
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Pyrrhic (comparative more Pyrrhic, superlative most Pyrrhic)
- achieved at excessive cost
- 1993, Steven Berglas, Roy F. Baumeister, Your Own Worst Enemy: Understanding the Paradox, page 166
- Although this syndrome is thought to resemble patterns of Pyrrhic revenge
- 1993, Steven Berglas, Roy F. Baumeister, Your Own Worst Enemy: Understanding the Paradox, page 166
