Standoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈændɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈandɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈandɒf/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈændɔf/.

Examples

the game ended in a draw
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tie repulsion draw

Parts of Speech

noun	the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided “the game ended in a draw”
noun	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Word Forms

draw	verb	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
tie	verb	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
repulse	verb	cause to move back by force or influence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abstand

das Ende eines Wettbewerbs, bei dem die Punktzahl unentschieden ist und der Gewinner noch nicht feststeht

🇫🇷French

impasse

la fin d'un concours dans lequel le score est à égalité et le gagnant est indécis

🇪🇸Spanish

punto muerto

el final de una competición en la que el marcador está empatado y el ganador está indeciso

🇮🇹Italian

situazione di stallo

la fine di una gara in cui il punteggio è pari e il vincitore è indeciso

🇳🇱Dutch

impasse

de finish van een wedstrijd waarbij de score gelijk is en de winnaar onbeslist is

🇵🇹Portuguese

impasse

o final de uma disputa em que o placar está empatado e o vencedor está indeciso

🇷🇺Russian

противостояние

окончание состязания, в котором счет равен, а победитель не определен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गतिरोध

किसी प्रतियोगिता का समापन जिसमें स्कोर बराबर हो और विजेता अनिर्णीत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থবিরতা

একটি প্রতিযোগিতার সমাপ্তি যেখানে স্কোর টাই হয় এবং বিজয়ী অনিশ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

ஒரு போட்டியின் முடிவு, இதில் மதிப்பெண் சமன் செய்யப்பட்டு வெற்றியாளர் தீர்மானிக்கப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిష్టంభన

స్కోరు టై అయిన మరియు విజేత నిర్ణయించబడని పోటీ ముగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टँडऑफ

स्पर्धेची समाप्ती ज्यामध्ये स्कोअर बरोबरीत आहे आणि विजेता अनिर्णित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટેન્ડઓફ

હરીફાઈની સમાપ્તિ કે જેમાં સ્કોર ટાઈ હોય અને વિજેતા અનિર્ણિત હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲುಗಡೆ

ಸ್ಕೋರ್ ಟೈ ಆಗಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜೇತರನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലയ്ക്കൽ

സ്കോർ സമനിലയിലാകുകയും വിജയിയെ തീരുമാനിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു മത്സരത്തിൻ്റെ ഫിനിഷ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਕੋਰ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜੇਤੂ ਦਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعطل

ایک مقابلے کا اختتام جس میں سکور برابر ہو اور فاتح کا فیصلہ نہ ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对峙

比分平局且未决胜者的比赛结束

🇯🇵Japanese

スタンドオフ

スコアが同点で勝者が決まっていないコンテストの終了

🇰🇷Korean

대치

점수가 동점이고 승자가 결정되지 않은 경기의 종료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bế tắc

sự kết thúc của một cuộc thi mà tỷ số là hòa và người chiến thắng vẫn chưa được quyết định

🇹🇭Thai

ความขัดแย้ง

การสิ้นสุดการแข่งขันซึ่งมีคะแนนเสมอกันและไม่มีการตัดสินใจผู้ชนะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebuntuan

akhir dari sebuah kontes yang skornya imbang dan pemenangnya belum ditentukan

🇲🇾Malay

kebuntuan

penamat pertandingan di mana markah terikat dan pemenang belum ditentukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المواجهة

نهاية المسابقة التي تكون فيها النتيجة متعادلة والفائز لم يقرر بعد

🇮🇷Persian

بن بست

پایان مسابقه ای که در آن امتیاز مساوی است و برنده بلاتکلیف است

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılık

skorun eşit olduğu ve kazananın belirlenemediği bir yarışmanın bitişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֵיקוּ

סיום תחרות בה הניקוד שוויוני והמנצח אינו מוכרע

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The primary meaning of 'standoff' is 'the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided'.

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