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NO-WIN SITUATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does no-win situation mean?
• NO-WIN SITUATION (noun)
The noun NO-WIN SITUATION has 1 sense:
1. a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
Familiarity information: NO-WIN SITUATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("no-win situation" is a kind of...):
situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)
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