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no-win situation

 

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Noun no-win situation has 1 sense
  1. no-win situation - a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
    --1 is a kind of
    situation

Definitions from the Web

no-win situation
noun
  1. A predicament or circumstance in which there is no possible positive outcome or resolution.
  2. In game theory, a situation where one participant's gain is strictly counterbalanced by another participant's loss.
Example Sentences:
  • 1. The negotiations reached a deadlock, resulting in a no-win situation for both parties involved.
  • 2. She felt trapped in a no-win situation where she had to choose between betraying her friends or compromising her values.
  • 3. When two equally talented teams play against each other, it often ends in a no-win situation, with a tie being the most likely outcome.
  • 4. The prisoner was caught in a no-win situation, offered a reduced sentence only if he testified against his own brother.

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