Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no-win situation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: no-win si-t-u-a-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

Questions

What does no-win situation mean?: a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

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