Definitions for no-win
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
no′-win′(adj.)
denoting a condition in which one cannot benefit, succeed, or win:
a no-win situation.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of no-win:
1960–65
Princeton's WordNet
no-win(adj)
certain to end in failure and disappointment
"a no-win situation"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
no-win(adjective)ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər
(of a situation) offering choices that only lead to bad things
without health insurance it's a no-win situation - we can't afford to pay for it and we can't afford not to.
Wiktionary
no-win(Adjective)
Bound to end in failure
Translations for no-win
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verloor-verloorAfrikaans

- لا رابِح الإثنان خاسِران، لا رابِح ولا خاسِرArabic

- без победителBulgarian

- impassePortuguese (BR)

- bez vítězeCzech

- gewinnlosGerman

- håbløs situationDanish

- που είναι επιζήμια και για τις δυο πλευρέςGreek

- sin ganadoresSpanish

- võitjatetaEstonian

- رقابت بدون بردFarsi

- molemmille osapuolille huonoFinnish

- situation oû il n'y a rien à gagnerFrench

- אַף צַד לא יַרווִיחַHebrew

- दोनों पक्षों की हारHindi

- gubitničkiCroatian

- (szituáció, amelyből) csak vesztesként kerülhet ki az emberHungarian

- tidak ada pemenangIndonesian

- (senza possibilità di vittoria)Italian

- 勝ち目のない、勝敗を争わないJapanese

- 승산이 없는Korean

- niekam nepalankus, beviltiškasLithuanian

- (situācija, kurā) nav ieguvējuLatvian

- tiada pemenangMalay

- toestand waarin niemand wintDutch

- (situasjon) der begge sider vil tapeNorwegian

- obustronnie niekorzystny, bez szans na powodzeniePolish

- رقابت بدون بردPersian

- بى له برى نه رقابتPashto

- безнадёжный, проигрышныйRussian

- bez víťazaSlovak

- patSlovenian

- situacija u kojoj niko ne može da pobediSerbian

- som ingen har ngt att vinna påSwedish

- ไม่มีใครชนะThai

- iki ucu kakalı, altı sakal üstü bıyık(durum)Turkish

- 雙輸的Chinese (Trad.)

- програшнийUkrainian

- نہ کسي کي جيت نہ کسي کي ہارUrdu

- cả hai đều thiệtVietnamese

- 没有输赢的,不能取胜的Chinese (Simp.)

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