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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 doplay

  Familiarity information: NO-WIN SITUATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NO-WIN SITUATION (noun)


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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