pyrrhic

[US]/ˈpirik/
[UK]/ˈpɪrɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en type af græsk antikt dans eller krigsdans; en type sejr, der påfører vinderen et så ødelæggende tab, at det er lig med nederlag
adj. opnået til en urimelig høj pris eller offer
Word Forms
Pluralpyrrhics

Phrases & Collocations

Pyrrhic victory

Pyrrhisk sejr

Pyrrhic success

Pyrrhisk succes

Pyrrhic defeat

Pyrrhisk nederlag

Pyrrhic war

Pyrrhisk krig

Example Sentences

It was a Pyrrhic victory. They won the strike but then most of them lost their jobs.

Det var en pyrrhisk sejr. De vandt strejken, men derefter mistede de fleste af dem deres job.

win a pyrrhic victory

vinde en pyrrhisk sejr

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