Meaning of IMPASSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'impas
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- [n] a street with only one way in or out
- [n] a situation in which no progress can be made; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
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| | Synonyms: | | blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, deadlock, stalemate, standstill |
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| | See Also: | | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, thoroughfare | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Im`passe"\ ([a^]N`p[aum]s"; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s"), n. [F.]
An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a
position or predicament affording no escape.
The issue from the present impasse will, in all
probability, proceed from below, not from above.
--Arnold
White.
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| | Related Terms: | | bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, box, cecum, choking, choking off, clog, congestion, constipation, corner, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end, dead-end street, deadlock, dilemma, embolism, embolus, extremity, fix, gorge, halt, hole, impediment, infarct, infarction, jam, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, pickle, plight, pocket, scrape, sealing off, stalemate, stand, stand-off, standstill, stop, stoppage, strangulation |
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