Pyrrhic
AdjectivePronunciation: PIR-ik • /ˈpɪr.ɪk/
📘 Definition & Meaning
Used to describe a victory or success that is won at such a high cost that it is not actually worth winning.
🇮🇳 Translations in Indian Languages
Hindi (हिंदी)
विनाशकारी विजय (भारी नुकसान वाली जीत)
Telugu (తెలుగు)
అపార నష్టంతో కూడిన విజయం (Apāra naṣṭantō kūḍina vijayam)
Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കനത്ത നഷ്ടം വരുത്തിയ വിജയം (Kanatta naṣṭaṃ varuttiya vijayaṃ)
Tamil (தமிழ்)
பெரும் இழப்புடன் கூடிய வெற்றி (Perum iḻappuṭaṉ kūṭiya veṟṟi)
Bengali (বাংলা)
চরম ক্ষয়ক্ষতিপূর্ণ জয় (Carama kṣayakṣatipūrṇa jaẏa)
Assamese (অসমীয়া)
ভয়ংকৰ লোকচানৰ বিনিময়ত পোৱা জয় (Bhayoṅkora lūkchanora binimayota pūwa joy)
Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ಅಪಾರ ಹಾನಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಜಯ (Apāra hāniyondige sikka jaya)
Marathi (मराठी)
मोठे नुकसान सोसून मिळालेला विजय (Mōṭhē nukasāna sōsūna miḷālēlā vijaya)
Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
ભારે નુકસાન વેઠીને મેળવેલો વિજય (Bhārē nukasāna vēṭhīnē mēḷavēlō vijaya)
English
Pyrrhic
✍️ Example Uses in Sentences
- "The candidate won the student council election, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she lost the respect of all her classmates during the campaign."
- "Winning the argument with his parents felt Pyrrhic to Rohan when they decided to cancel his weekend trip as a result."
- "The army’s capture of the fort was a Pyrrhic success; they gained the territory but lost nearly their entire regiment in the process."
🟢 Synonyms
costlyruinoushollowself-defeating
🔴 Antonyms
profitablebeneficialeffortlesssuccessful
🌱 Word Etymology & Origin
Named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army defeated the Romans in 279 BC but suffered such heavy casualties that he famously remarked, 'One more such victory and we are undone.'
💡 Memory Hook & Fun Fact
Think of a 'Pyrrhic' victory as a 'Lose-Win'—you get the trophy, but you paid too much for it! A great memory hook: it rhymes with 'lyric' and 'satiric'.