impasse
Syllables: im·passe/ˈæmpɑːs/US/ˈɪmpæs/
impasse noun: a road with no exit.
Noun
impasse (plural impasses)
- A road with no exit.
- A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
- “It seems to me the thing's an impasse. French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XIV
- "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse. If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
impasse meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
impasse in Tamil
- இக்கட்டு, தப்பலாகா நிலை
impasse in Urdu
- بند گلی, بےحل, تعطل
impasse in Bengali
- অচলবস্থা, বদ্ধ গলি
impasse in Malayalam
- ഒരറ്റം അടഞ്ഞ വഴി, ഏകപ്രവേശമാത്രമാർഗ്ഗം, സ്തംഭനാവസ്ഥ, ദുർഘടപ്രതിസന്ധി
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- impasse in Kannada
- ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು, ಪಾರಾಗಲಾಗದೆಡೆ
- impasse in Arabic
- مأزق
- impasse in Thai
- ทางตัน taang-dtan
- impasse in Vietnamese
- ngõ cụt
Examples of impasse in a sentence
- The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack.
- Whether impasse takes over the puddle or speeches the mirrorful side-step.
- In the end, meeting a mutual impasse, they adopt a policy of "whip the cat.
Synonyms of impasse
Forms of impasse
| plural | impasses |
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Origin of impasse
Borrowed from French impasse.
Questions about impasse
- What does impasse mean?
- Impasse means a road with no exit.
- What is impasse in Tamil?
- Impasse in Tamil is இக்கட்டு, தப்பலாகா நிலை. See Impasse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impasse?
- Impasse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce impasse?
- Impasse is pronounced /ˈæmpɑːs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of impasse?
- The plural of impasse is impasses.
Words near impasse in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: impasse (page history and authors); impasse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impasse (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Impasse (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impasse (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impasse (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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