"no-win situation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: no-win situations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} no-win situation (plural no-win situations)
  1. Any situation that is certain to end in failure or in which any favourable outcome is impossible. Wikipedia link: no-win situation Synonyms: catch-22, Kobayashi Maru Related terms: heads I win, tails you lose, lose-lose
    Sense id: en-no-win_situation-en-noun-VLFvVyGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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