pyrrhic

Meanings

• Noun

  A pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes at such a devastating cost, morally, financially, or otherwise, that it is effectively a defeat.

  - "The general had achieved a pyrrhic victory, losing half his army in the process."
  - "The company reported record profits, but the cost to the environment was a pyrrhic victory."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pyrrhic
hiccough , microwave , nice cave

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Variants

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pyrrhic , pyrrhics , Pyrrhic , Pyrrhic victory

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Etymology

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Derived from the name of Pyrrhus, a king of Epirus who is said to have won such a victory in the Pyrrhic War against the Romans in 279 BC.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pyrrhic' is also used in other contexts, such as in physics to describe a reaction where the enthalpy change is zero.

2. The Pyrrhic War is sometimes considered the Romans' first major military success, paving the way for their eventual dominance of the Mediterranean world.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pyrrhic War: A series of wars fought between Rome and Epirus in the late 3rd century BC, named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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Culture

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Pyrrhic victories have been a common theme in literature and history, often serving as cautionary tales about the cost of victory.

How to Memorize "pyrrhic"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a victory that comes with a heavy cost, such as a battlefield with many casualties or a business deal with significant financial losses.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'pyrrhic' with the idea of a hollow or empty victory, where the cost outweighs the benefits.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Pyrrhus had a victory, but it was a Pyrrhic one', to help remember the definition.

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