hollow victory

hollow victory

English

Noun

hollow victory (plural hollow victories)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hollow,‎ victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
2. (sometimes proscribed)[1][2] Pyrrhic victory (an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it)

Synonyms

• Pyrrhic victory

Translations

hollow victory

German: wertloser Sieg m

Pyrrhic victory — see Pyrrhic victory

References

• hollow victory at OneLook Dictionary Search

1. 2002, Bill Bryson, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words‎, →ISBN:

2. 2003, R. L. Trask, Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English‎, →ISBN: