Impasse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

a street with only one way in or out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈæs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈas/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈas/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈæs/.

Examples

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead-end street cul de sac blind alley dead end deadlock stalemate standstill

Parts of Speech

noun	a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible “reached an impasse on the negotiations”
noun	a street with only one way in or out

Word Forms

stand still

verb

remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sackgasse

eine Situation, in der kein Fortschritt erzielt werden kann oder kein Fortschritt möglich ist

🇪🇸Spanish

punto muerto

Una situación en la que no se puede lograr ningún progreso o no es posible ningún avance.

🇷🇺Russian

тупик

ситуация, в которой прогресс невозможен или прогресс невозможен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गतिरोध

ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई प्रगति नहीं हो सकती या कोई प्रगति संभव नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অচলাবস্থা

একটি পরিস্থিতি যেখানে কোন অগ্রগতি করা যায় না বা কোন অগ্রগতি সম্ভব নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

எந்த முன்னேற்றமும் செய்ய முடியாத அல்லது முன்னேற முடியாத சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిష్టంభన

ఎటువంటి పురోగతి సాధించలేని లేదా పురోగతి సాధ్యం కాని పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

गतिरोध

अशी परिस्थिती ज्यामध्ये कोणतीही प्रगती होऊ शकत नाही किंवा कोणतीही प्रगती शक्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

મડાગાંઠ

એવી પરિસ્થિતિ કે જેમાં કોઈ પ્રગતિ થઈ શકતી નથી અથવા કોઈ પ્રગતિ શક્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು

ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲಾಗದ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സം

ഒരു പുരോഗതിയും സാധ്യമല്ലാത്ത ഒരു സാഹചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਸੰਭਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعطل

ایسی صورت حال جس میں کوئی پیش رفت نہیں ہو سکتی اور نہ ہی کوئی پیش رفت ممکن ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

僵局

无法取得进展或不可能取得进展的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

行き詰まり

進歩が見られない、または進歩が不可能な状況

🇰🇷Korean

막다른 골목

진전이 없거나 진전이 불가능한 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bế tắc

một tình huống trong đó không thể đạt được tiến bộ hoặc không thể đạt được tiến bộ

🇹🇭Thai

ทางตัน

สถานการณ์ที่ไม่สามารถก้าวหน้าได้หรือไม่สามารถก้าวหน้าได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebuntuan

situasi di mana tidak ada kemajuan yang dapat dicapai atau tidak ada kemajuan yang mungkin dicapai

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagkakasundo

isang sitwasyon kung saan walang pag-unlad na maaaring gawin o walang pag-unlad na posible

🇲🇾Malay

kebuntuan

keadaan di mana tiada kemajuan boleh dibuat atau tiada kemajuan mungkin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المأزق

وضع لا يمكن فيه إحراز تقدم أو لا يمكن التقدم فيه

🇮🇷Persian

بن بست

وضعیتی که در آن هیچ پیشرفتی حاصل نمی شود یا هیچ پیشرفتی ممکن نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkmaz

hiçbir ilerlemenin sağlanamadığı veya hiçbir ilerlemenin mümkün olmadığı bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִתּום

מצב בו לא ניתן להתקדם או לא ניתן להתקדם

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