Meanings
nounhollow victory (plural hollow victories)
plural hollow victories
- proscribedsometimesA Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
German wertloser Sieg
- wertloser Sieghollow victory
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hollow victory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollow%20victory
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