hollow victory
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
hollow victory (plural hollow victories)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
- (sometimes proscribed)[1][2] A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Pyrrhic victory — see Pyrrhic victory
References[edit]
- “hollow victory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.