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no-win

  [noh-win]
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–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   (nō'wĭn')
adj.   Informal
Certain to end in failure or disappointment: trapped in a no-win situation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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Language Translation for : no-win
Spanish: sin ganadores,
German: gewinnlos,
Japanese: 勝ち目のない、勝敗を争わない
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