Multiple choice

What does the term 'Pyrrhic Victory' mean?

  1. A victory in a war wherein Air Force has played a major role

  2. A victory achieved at a great cost to the winner

  3. A victory of a political party wherein members of the opposition party have betrayed their own members

  4. A victory achieved in games as a result of match-fixing
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Explanation

A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat, named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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