impasse (noun) [im-pass OR am-pass]:
A situation, road or path in which progress is impossible; or with no escape.
Similar words: deadlock, dead end.
Example: "The impasse has been broken," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said last week about the breakthrough in global trade talks.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Buzzword: Impasse
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