Moral victory

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A moral victory occurs when a person, team, army or other group loses a confrontation, and yet achieves some other moral gain. This gain might be unrelated to the confrontation in question, and the gain is often considerably less than what would have been accomplished if an actual victory had been achieved.

For example, a sports team that loses fairly to a cheating team might claim a moral victory in spite of the loss.

[edit] See also

• Pyrrhic victory
• Moral support