no-win

[ noh-win ]

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adjectiveInformal.

denoting a condition in which one cannot benefit, succeed, or win: a no-win situation; a no-win war.

Origin of no-win

First recorded in 1960–65

Words Nearby no-win

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How to use no-win in a sentence

Many of the individuals Yeshua-Katz spoke to commented on the no-win situation in which they found themselves.
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Attacking comedian Zach Galifianakis is a no-win proposition for the GOP sugar daddies, says Paul Begala.
No One Likes a Whiny Billionaire: The Koch Brothers Take on Zach Galifianakis | Paul Begala | August 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And on Wednesday and Thursday, the USTA had put them in a no-win situation.
The U.S. Open’s Watergate | Allen St. John | September 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Barron had the guts to engage in this seemingly no-win debate.
The GOP's Gay Face-Off | John Avlon | September 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for no-win

no-win

adjective

offering no possibility of a favourable outcome (esp in the phrase a no-win situation)

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