: a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables
: achieved at excessive cost
a Pyrrhic victory
also
: costly to the point of negating or outweighing expected benefits
a great but Pyrrhic act of ingenuity
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Noun
Indeed, China’s victory over its democratic opponents in this round may yet prove pyrrhic for at least two reasons.
—Scott Harold, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2014
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“Pyrrhic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrrhic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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