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impasse

im·passe [ ím pàss ] (plural im·passes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. block to progress or agreement: a point at which no further progress can be made or agreement reached
Talks have reached an impasse.

2. road without exit: a road or passage that has no way out or through, e.g. a dead end or a blockage caused by an accident

[Mid-19th century. < French< im- "not" + passer (see pass)]
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