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impasse

[ im-pas, im-pas ]

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noun

a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
Synonyms: dead end, standoff, standstill, stalemate
a road or way that has no outlet; cul-de-sac.

impasse

/ ˈæmpɑːs; ɪmˈpɑːs; æmˈpɑːs; ˈɪmpɑːs /

a situation in which progress is blocked; an insurmountable difficulty; stalemate; deadlock

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Origin of impasse¹

1850–55; < French, equivalent to im- im- ² + -passe, stem of passer to pass

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Origin of impasse¹

C19: from French; see im- , pass

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And a coup probably would exacerbate the economic problems that months of friction, violence and impasse have wrought.

And Kerry said that both Israeli and Palestinian leaders share the blame for the current impasse in the talks.

We believe that we may be close to such an impasse, and we want to present the Commandant with options.

For now, an impasse holds Ukraine in a limbo punctuated by violent outbursts.

In the meantime, expect attitudes to harden—and the country to remain at impasse.

But at last the absurdity of the impasse forced even the Tashnakists to be a little more reasonable.

However, I won the toss, and to that fact the subsequent impasse may be attributed.

In one of the old houses of the Impasse du Doyenn there was a set of rooms remarkable for its salon.

Only princes and farmers-general could indulge in such magnificence, and the fame of the Impasse would be undying.

Eventually an impasse was reached over the question of the rights and privileges of British subjects in the Transvaal Republic.

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