no-win
adjective/ˌnəʊ ˈwɪn/
/ˌnəʊ ˈwɪn/
[only before noun]- (of a situation, policy, etc.) that will end badly whatever you decide to do
- We are considering the options available to us in this no-win situation.
- She was in a no-win situation, taking the blame for things she did not have the power to change.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNo-win is used with these nouns:- situation
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