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5 dictionary results for: no-win

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

no-win

[noh-win] Pronunciation Key

–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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

no-win (nō'wĭn')
adj. Informal
Certain to end in failure or disappointment: trapped in a no-win situation.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
no-win

1962, in ref. to a situation where victory is impossible, from no + win.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

no-win
adjective
certain to end in failure and disappointment; "a no-win situation"

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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Gu-Win, AL (town, FIPS 32536) Location: 33.95823 N, 87.87166 W
Population (1990): 243 (97 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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