no-win situation

a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do.

Bradford City playing at home

by Colin Todd February 9, 2005

no-win situation

a situation in which there is no hope of success

Thanks to the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans ended up in a no-win situation.

by Light Joker April 9, 2006

no-win situation

a situation where the parties hate a person regardless if they are happy or sad

Emo-haters are a definite example of a no-win situation. They hate when the artist is sad, and they hate when the artist is happy. Get over on hating on an artist who decides to sing about life's imperfections; if they sang about how happy they were, you'd hate that, too.

by Karen Stickney August 17, 2006