English Explanatory Dictionary

hollow victory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.

Word forms

hollow victory hollow victories
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