Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollow victory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: hol-low vic-to-ry
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.

Inflected Forms

hollow victories (plural)

Questions

What does hollow victory mean?: A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.

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