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sticking point

sticking point noun: a disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

Noun

sticking point (plural sticking points)

  1. (idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
    • The question of representing inside workers was a sticking point.1934 July 30, “41,000 Years' Work”, in Time
    • A major sticking point had arisen over draft article IV of the proposed treaty dealing with the disputed Antarctic claims and rights.2002, H. Robert Hall, "Casey and the Negotiation of the Antarctic Treaty" in Jabour-Green, J. & Haward, M. (eds.) The Antarctic: Past, Present and Future: Antarctic CRC Research Report #28, Hobart...
  2. (dated, idiomatic) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
    • It warmed his feelings to the sticking point.1842, James Fennimore Cooper, chapter 4, in The Wing and Wing
    • I could not screw my courage to the sticking point.1913, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 3, in The Golden Road

sticking point meaning in Bengali

sticking point in Bengali

যুক্তির ক্ষেত্রে, আবেগ

Forms of sticking point

pluralsticking points
alternative formsticking-point

Questions about sticking point

What does sticking point mean?
Sticking point means a disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
What is sticking point in Bengali?
Sticking point in Bengali is যুক্তির ক্ষেত্রে, আবেগ. See Sticking point meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sticking point?
Sticking point is a noun.
What is the plural of sticking point?
The plural of sticking point is sticking points.

Words near sticking point in the dictionary

  1. sticking out like dog's balls
  2. sticking place
  3. sticking places
  4. sticking plaster
  5. sticking plasters
  6. sticking point
  7. sticking points
  8. sticking someone on
  9. sticking the knife in
  10. sticking the landing
  11. sticking to

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