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no-win

[noh-win]
–adjective Informal.
denoting a condition in which one cannot benefit, succeed, or win: a no-win situation; a no-win war.

Origin:
1960–65
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no-win 
1962, in ref. to a situation where victory is impossible, from no + win.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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