Achievement vs. Victory — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Achievement and Victory
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Achievement
A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage
To reach this stage is a great achievement
Victory
The term victory (from Latin victoria) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign is considered a strategic victory, while the success in a military engagement is a tactical victory.
Achievement
The process or fact of achieving something
The achievement of professional recognition
A sense of achievement
Assessing ability in terms of academic achievement
Victory
A defeat of an enemy or opponent
Napolean had many victories in battle.
Achievement
A representation of a coat of arms with all the adjuncts to which a bearer of arms is entitled.
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Victory
A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle
A victory over his greatest fear.
Achievement
The process of achieving something
She devoted her life to the achievement of voting rights for women.
Victory
The state or fact of having defeated an opponent or of having achieved success
Soldiers entering the city in victory.
Achievement
Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance
The discovery of antibiotics is one of the great achievements of modern medicine.
Victory
Exultation or celebration at defeating an opponent or accomplishing something
Raised her hands in victory as she crossed the finish line.
Achievement
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
Victory
(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.
It was a great victory on the battlefield.
Achievement
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
Victory
(Roman goddess) Victory
Achievement
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; a funeral shield: the hatchment.
Victory
Used to encourage someone to achieve success, or to celebrate a success or triumph.
Achievement
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
Victory
To defeat or triumph over (someone or something).
Achievement
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
Victory
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; - the opposite of defeat.
Death is swallowed up in victory.
God on our side, doubt not of victory.
Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation.
Achievement
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
Victory
A successful ending of a struggle or contest;
The general always gets credit for his army's victory
The agreement was a triumph for common sense
Achievement
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
Achievement
A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
[The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.
The highest achievements of the human intellect.
Achievement
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
Achievement
The action of accomplishing something
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