NO-WIN

Meaning of NO-WIN in English

If you are in a no-win situation, any action you take will fail to benefit you in any way.

It was a no-win situation. Either she pretended she hated Ned and felt awful or admitted she loved him and felt even worse!

ADJ : ADJ n

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

NO-WIN — adjective Date: 1962 not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction ; that cannot be won
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NO-WIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction : that cannot be won a no-win situation …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO-WIN — /noh"win"/ , adj. Informal. denoting a condition in which one cannot benefit, succeed, or win: a no-win situation; a no-win …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO-WIN — adjective Date: 1962 : not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction : that cannot be won a no-win situation …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO-WIN — Pronunciation: ' n ō - ' win, - ˌ win Function: adjective Date: 1962 : not likely to give victory, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NO-WIN — ■ adjective denoting a situation in which success or a favourable outcome is impossible.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NO-WIN — [no-win] adj (1962): not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction: that cannot be won "a ~ situation" "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NO-WIN — no-win BrE AmE ˌnəʊ ˈwɪn ◂ AmE \ ˌnoʊ- ▶ ˌ no- ˈ win situ ˌ ation, ˌ••ˌ••ˈ•• BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NO-WIN — adjective [ only before noun ] ( of a situation, policy, etc. ) that will end badly whatever you decide …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO-WIN — ˌno-ˈwin BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] relating to a situation in which whatever you choose to do it will …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO-WIN — If you are in a ~ situation, any action you take will fail to benefit you in any way. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NO-WIN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a no-win situation (= one in which there will be a bad result whatever happens …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NO-WIN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
NO-WIN — adj. No-win is used with these nouns: ↑ situation
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NO-WIN — безнадежный, проигрышный - * situation безвыходное положение - * war война, в которой не будет победителей не связанный с соперничеством …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO-WIN — a 1. безнадёжный, проигрышный no-win situation - безвыходное положение no-win war - война, в которой не будет победителей 2. не …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NO WIN — (a) безнадежный; проигрышный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NO WIN — (0) не связанный с соперничеством
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NO-WIN — a 1. безнадёжный, проигрышный ~ situation - безвыходное положение ~ war - война, в которой не будет победителей 2. не …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NO-WIN — a 1. безнадёжный, проигрышный no-win situation - безвыходное положение no-win war - война, в которой не будет победителей 2. не …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NO WIN — безнадежный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NO WIN — безнадежный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NO-WIN — прил. 1) без победителя, без выигрыша для кого бы то ни было no-win situation — ситуация, когда никто не выигрывает …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NO-WIN — прил. 1) без победителя, без выигрыша для кого бы то ни было no-win situation — ситуация, когда никто не выигрывает (в теории …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NO-WIN — безнадежный, проигрышный - * situation безвыходное положение - * war война, в которой не будет победителей не связанный с соперничеством …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; won ; winning ; wins ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIN — (a.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly …
Английский словарь Webster
WIN — (a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win …
Английский словарь Webster
WIN — ( a. ) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIN — ( a. ) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIN — win 1 — winnable , adj. /win/ , v. , won, winning , n. v.i. 1. to finish first in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; win·ning ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan to struggle; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIN — adj to extract, as ore or coal. 2. win ·adj to allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain …
Webster English vocab
WIN — [win] vb won ; win.ning [ME winnen, fr. OE winnan to struggle; akin to OHG winnan to struggle and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIN — / wɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( win·ning , won , won / wʌn; NAmE /) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIN — I. win 1 S1 W1 /wɪn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle won /wʌn/, present participle winning …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIN — v. & n. --v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIN — v. & n. v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIN — v. & n. --v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1. tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
Oxford English vocab
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WIN — ( wins, winning, won) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deserved win/victory/success etc ▪ Larsson’s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory. a party …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIN — [verb] winning, past won - to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition or competitive situationWhich year …
Cambridge English vocab
WIN — Synonyms and related words : Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplish, achieve, acquire, annex, argue into, ascendancy, attain, bag, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , comfortable , convincing , decisive , easy , emphatic , handsome ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WIN — INDEX: 1. to win a race, competition etc 2. to win an argument, fight, war, etc 3. to be winning …
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIN — n. 25B6; verb Steve won the race : BE THE VICTOR IN, be the winner of, come first in, take …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIN — [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it …
Jargon File English vocabulary
WIN — 1. сущ. выигрыш; победа (в игре и т. п.) 2. гл. 1) победить, выиграть to win the day/field уст. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIN — I 1. [wın] n 1) выигрыш, победа ( особ. на скачках, в спорте ) 2) pl выигранные деньги 2. [wın] …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WIN — _I 1. wın n 1) выигрыш, победа ( особ. на скачках, в спорте ) 2> pl выигранные деньги 2. wın …
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