Impasse

/ɪmpˈɑːs/

/ˈɪmˌpæs/, /ˌɪmˈpæs/

Impasse

a difficult situation where progress is not possible because the people involved are unable to come to an agreement

synonyms : dead end

a street with only one way in or out

Examples

1. Break the impasse.

2. The Kyoto approach has reached an impasse.

3. Prior to the attack, increasingly undiplomatic exchanges between America and Japan had reached an impasse.

4. We have found impasse in this House.