DEADLOCK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Example:

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Synonyms:

dead end; deadlock; impasse; stalemate; standstill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("deadlock" is a kind of...):

situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb deadlock