impasse

Definitions


[ˈampɑːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock
(e.g: the current political impasse)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, from im- (expressing negation) + the stem of passer ‘to pass’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries