impasse
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈɪmˌpæs/
- Well, if there can be no arrangement, then we are at an impasse.
- reach an impasse
- break the impasse
- resolve the impasse
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Watch on YouTubeBoy, that's going to get you nowhere except toward impasse and gridlock.
- Boy, that's going to get you nowhere except toward impasse and gridlock.
- We need to move past this impasse or else nothing else can be accomplished.
- And that is where we hit the impasse.
- By now you should expect that whatever impasse we reached is going to be surpassed.
- That negotiation, you know, quickly leads to an impasse.
- But it is at an impasse.
- And so the breaking the impasse group never really had an effect.
- According to Wilt von Hoenberg, Falconhein is very nervous because of the impasse and heavy losses.
- According to Wilt, von Horne, born Falkenhein, is very nervous because of the impasse and heavy losses.
Examples
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After hours of discussion, they found themselves at an impasse regarding the contract terms.
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We have reached an impasse with Chemwall.
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If we can find our way beyond this impasse, what else could we achieve?
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And this is an impasse that they cannot get past.
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We are at an impasse.
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We need to move past this impasse or else nothing else can be accomplished.
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We find ourselves at an impasse, Your Highness.
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The publicly stated reason for the political impasse had been the issue of weapons decommissioning.
Academic text (1996) -
For Nepal, the implications of such an impasse with India were massive.
Academic text (1992) -
When the process reaches an impasse, a mediator has a number of strategies available.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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3.6
A situation where no further progress or solution is possible
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5.5
A situation in which opposing parties block decisions so nothing gets done
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6.3
A situation in a game or argument where no one can make progress
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3.5
A time when movement or activity stops completely
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5.8
A situation where people cannot move forward because both sides refuse to agree
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6.4
An issue in talks that causes disagreement and stops progress
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Etymology
Impasse comes from French parts in- 'not' and passer 'to pass', so it originally meant 'no way through'. That's why an impasse is a situation where people cannot move forward or agree.