impasse
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
a road or way that has no outlet; cul-de-sac.
Origin of impasse
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How to use impasse in a sentence
It means that impasses can only be broken by zero-sum victories by one party over another.
The Bill Clinton and DLC Model For Reinventing the Republican Party | Will Marshall | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTL'Église laissera tomber une foule de choses mal commencées, elle sortira de bien des impasses.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) | Adolph HarnackPerls called such experiences impasses, and they form blocks to a person's growth.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettHe sent surveyors up into the deep canyons and the impasses of the Rockies.
The Personality of American Cities | Edward HungerfordFranz dut rebrousser chemin plusieurs fois, reconnaissant qu'il se fourvoyait dans des impasses.
Le chteau des Carpathes | Jules Verne
The main streets branch out into thousands of impasses each ending in a locked door.
The Luck of Thirteen | Jan Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for impasse
/ (æmˈpɑːs, ˈæmpɑːs, ɪmˈpɑːs, ˈɪmpɑːs) /
a situation in which progress is blocked; an insurmountable difficulty; stalemate; deadlock
Origin of impasse
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