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lose-lose

/luːz luːz/

Translations

lose-loseadjective

/luːz luːz/

Used almost exclusively attributively before a noun (e.g., "a lose-lose situation") and generally treated as non-gradable.

The negotiation ended in a lose-lose situation for both parties.

Переговоры закончились безвыигрышной ситуацией для обеих сторон.

Additional translations

Synonyms

mutually disadvantageous

lose-losenoun

lose-lose

/luːz luːz/

/luz luz/

Used as a noun to denote a situation in which everyone loses.

Synonyms

double bind

dead end

lose-lose situation

no-win scenario

no-win situation

lose-loseadjective

Describing a situation in which all parties involved suffer a disadvantage or negative outcome.

The negotiation turned into a lose-lose scenario, where neither side got what they wanted.

lose-losenoun

A situation in which all parties involved suffer a disadvantage or negative outcome.

Escalating the conflict would be a lose-lose for both companies.