pyrrhic

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

Translation

n. sejenis tarian Yunani kuno atau tarian perang; sejenis kemenangan yang memberikan kerugian yang sangat besar pada pemenang sehingga setara dengan kekalahan
adj. dicapai dengan biaya atau pengorbanan yang berlebihan
Word Forms
Pluralpyrrhics

Phrases & Collocations

Pyrrhic victory

kemenangan Pyrrhic

Pyrrhic success

kesuksesan Pyrrhic

Pyrrhic defeat

kekalahan Pyrrhic

Pyrrhic war

perang Pyrrhic

Example Sentences

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

Ini adalah kemenangan Pyrrhic. Mereka memenangkan pemogokan tetapi kemudian sebagian besar dari mereka kehilangan pekerjaan.

win a pyrrhic victory

memenangkan kemenangan Pyrrhic

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