impasse
1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible (Freq. 2) - reached an impasse on the negotiations • Syn: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standstill • Derivationally related forms: stand still (for: standstill) • Hypernyms: situation 2. a street with only one way in or out • Syn: blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street • Hypernyms: thoroughfare
|
|