Wikipedia summarizes it well: A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with such a devastating cost to the victor that it carries the implication that another

Wikipedia summarizes it well: A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with such a devastating cost to the victor that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory