Staring at defeat: Does this idiom imply certain defeat or high chances of defeat?

[Suresh Naresh]

Staring at defeat: Does this idiom imply certain defeat or high chances of defeat?

 

[babablacksheep]

Staring at defeat: Does this idiom imply certain defeat or high chances of defeat?

Depending of context can mean both but mostly high chances of defeat

 

[STEPHEN COHEN]

Pakistan is Staring At Defeat in every Conflict with India

 

[Suresh Naresh]

One facebook user's reply:

Ultimately it depends how 'defeat' is understood, processed and accepted.

For some people, 'defeat' equates 'victory' - in a world fueled by inversion.