pyrrhic
/ˈpɪrɪk/adjective
उच्चारण पिरिक
(जीत) भारी कीमत चुकाकर मिली, नाममात्र की
Advanced word
adjective
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¶Idioms 1
a Pyrrhic victory
a victory that was not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it
ऐसी जीत जिसमें हार से ज़्यादा नुकसान हो, खोखली जीत
- The party won the vote, but it was a Pyrrhic victory that split its members.
- Winning the argument and losing a friend is a Pyrrhic victory.
§Grammar and usage
The word is usually written with a capital letter, as Pyrrhic.
यह शब्द आमतौर पर capital letter से Pyrrhic लिखा जाता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Pyrrhus, a king of ancient Epirus, who defeated the Romans but lost so many soldiers that he said another such victory would ruin him.
यह प्राचीन Epirus के राजा Pyrrhus के नाम से आया है, जिसने रोमनों को हराया तो सही पर इतने सैनिक खो दिए कि उसने कहा कि ऐसी एक और जीत उसे बर्बाद कर देगी।