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Ultimately, you have to write what's coming at any given point in time. Fighting your instincts for practical reasons is a losing battle.
Jonathan Tropper

Meaning of "losing battle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOSING BATTLE

losing battle  [ˈluːzɪŋ ˈbætəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOSING BATTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Losing battle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOSING BATTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of losing battle in the English dictionary

The definition of losing battle in the dictionary is a hopeless enterprise; an attempt that is doomed to failureto fight a losing battle to attempt to do something impossible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOSING BATTLE


atlatl
ˈætəˌlætəl
battel
ˈbætəl
battle
ˈbætəl
brattle
ˈbrætəl
cattle
ˈkætəl
chattel
ˈtʃætəl
embattle
ɪmˈbætəl
prattle
ˈprætəl
prebattle
priːˈbætəl
prittle-prattle
ˈprɪtəlˌprætəl
Quetzalcoatl
ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl
rattle
ˈrætəl
scrattle
ˈskrætəl
Seattle
sɪˈætəl
sprattle
ˈsprætəl
tattle
ˈtætəl
that´ll
ˈðætəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOSING BATTLE

lose out on
lose the exchange
lose the plot
lose time
lose track of
losel
loser
Losey
losh
losing
losing streak
losingly
losings
loslyf
loss
loss adjuster
loss leader
loss ratio
losses
lossless

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOSING BATTLE

air battle
beef cattle
black wattle
death rattle
do battle
domestic cattle
give battle
golden wattle
gun battle
Highland cattle
join battle
line of battle
little
longhorn cattle
pitched battle
sea battle
tittle-tattle
trial by battle
wager of battle
wattle
yellow rattle

Synonyms and antonyms of losing battle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «losing battle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOSING BATTLE

Find out the translation of losing battle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of losing battle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «losing battle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

败局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perdiendo la batalla
570 millions of speakers

English

losing battle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाई हार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خسارة المعركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безнадежную борьбу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perdendo a batalha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ হারানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perdre la bataille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehilangan pertempuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verlorene Schlacht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦いを失う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전투를 잃고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalah perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất trận chiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போரில் தோல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लढाई गमावले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savaş kaybetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perdendo la battaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tracąc bitwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безнадійну боротьбу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pierde lupta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάσει τη μάχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlore stryd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förlora striden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tapende kamp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of losing battle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOSING BATTLE»

The term «losing battle» is regularly used and occupies the 96.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about losing battle

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2 QUOTES WITH «LOSING BATTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word losing battle.
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Charles Hamilton Houston
Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race.
2
Jonathan Tropper
Ultimately, you have to write what's coming at any given point in time. Fighting your instincts for practical reasons is a losing battle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOSING BATTLE»

Discover the use of losing battle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to losing battle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The losing battle with Islam
Addressed both to general readers and to policy makers, academics, and journalists, The Losing Battle with Islam will stand for some time as one of the most impartial and authoritative accounts of a half century of Western conflict with ...
David Selbourne, 2005
2
Winning the Losing Battle
Stressing the importance of psychological preparedness for becoming and staying thin, LeShan reviews the critical adjustments and insights that evolve out of the process of dieting and accepting bodily changes
Eda J. LeShan, 1981
3
Mormon Apologetics: A Losing Battle
John Weldon. MOPIHOII Apologetics A Loaf/2g Battle mm ..,.;\r\ ¢ .1“! 1"!“ Mormon Apologetics: A Losing Battle John G. Weldon, PhD, DMin,. Front Cover.
John Weldon, 2012
4
Shameful admissions: the losing battle to serve everyone in ...
Describes affirmative action's effects at Berkeley, and proposes ways to restructure higher education "This is a provocative book about the collision of ideas and ideals, deeply and even nobly held, and the effect of this clash upon our ...
Angela Browne Miller, 1996
5
Software Piracy Protection: A Losing Battle?
There was a Chinese saying: "When the law advances by a foot, the criminals will overtake it by ten-fold".
Patrick C. Tang, 2006
6
Winning a Losing Battle: From 41 Stone to a New Life
From 41 Stone to a New Life Gary Kirwan. myself loose, and I didn't want to appear ungrateful to Today FM either. I finally made the break one Thursday in March. Change can be very hard, especially when you have had success with a plan, ...
Gary Kirwan, 2013
7
Every Day for Every Man: 365 Readings for Those Engaged in ...
With 365 power-packed readings, Everyday for Every Man equips you with the weapons and armor you need to fight temptation each day–and emerge victorious. From the Hardcover edition.
Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, 2008
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The Synonym Finder
with a will; work hard, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, work day and night, work like a Trojan, keep one's shoulder to the wheel; beat one's head against a wall, fight a losing battle, get nowhere fast; try, make an effort, take ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
9
A Healthy Spirit
I have a huge issue with the "battle" analogy because it implies that the deceased clearly LOST a battle. We have read those words so many times we start to believe that we are in a losing battle right from the beginning. Just talking about a  ...
Lo Mallory, 2006
10
Kamala Das and Her Poetry
Of these poems, two are put under the sub-heading "Agony Despair Loneliness" — "Autumn Leaves" and "Sunset, Blue Bird;" two under "Union Marriage Children " and are known as "A Losing Battle" and "A Request;" and one under "Other ...
A.N. Dwivedi, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOSING BATTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term losing battle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
E-commerce: Fighting a losing battle with an army of broken promises
Fans of the actor Tom Cruise are probably familiar with the phrase 'show me the money' – a totemic line from the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire. «GrowthBusiness.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Boots Riley: If you want a living wage, be prepared to go on strike for it
That's a losing battle on all fronts and one that obscures class analysis. This analysis says that there are two classes under capitalism, who's ... «Toward Freedom, Jul 15»
3
Zach Johnson wins 2015 British Open after play-off
A bogey on the first for Leishman meant he was two shots behind and fighting a losing battle from the off and despite a long, curling birdie effort ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
The Sales Rep Said, “I Never Got a Lead Yet That Turned Into a Sale.”
Instinctively, I knew this wasn't true, but without the numbers at hand, refuting it was a losing battle in front of the whole group. The leads she ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
5
R&A fights losing battle against the wind Republican American Golf
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Brooks Koepka may not win the British Open, though a lot of people in golf believe he has the kind of talent to win ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
6
2015 Tour de France Stage 15 Analysis | Bicycling
For the most part, it's been a slow, losing battle for Greipel since the Pyrenees. Yesterday was a disaster for him as Sagan picked up 37 points ... «Bicycling, Jul 15»
7
R&A fights losing battle against the wind
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Brooks Koepka may not win the British Open, though a lot of people in golf believe he has the kind of talent to win ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
8
GOP Can Still Win ObamaCare War After Losing Battle In Court
In anticipation of the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid pondered the justices' literacy. "I hope the ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
9
VIDEO: Net-free zones will ruin my life, fisherman says
Tannum Sands commercial fisherman Dane King is fighting a losing battle trying to keep his nets in the water. Paul Braven ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
10
Dean Hall on his losing battle with the New Zealand government
After creating the phenomenally successful DayZ, Dean Hall left Bohemia Interactive with the intent of creating his own studio. He had spent the ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»

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