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Definition of Impasse

1. Noun. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. "Reached an impasse on the negotiations"

Definition of Impasse

1. n. An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no escape.

Definition of Impasse

1. Noun. a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac ¹

2. Noun. a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impasse

1. a road or passage having no exit [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impasse

Literary usage of Impasse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of M. de Voltaire. by Voltaire (1763)
"... living near the impasse of St. Thomas; I call impasse, gentlemen, wha.tyou term ... therefore beg you will make ufe of the word impasse, which is noble, ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see impasse. 4. Referring to literature: spec, comma- tion (Gr. prosody), pericope (chiefly in writing on Biblical literature), commonplace, ..."

3. A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe by David Jayne Hill (1914)
"In August, 1755, the Anglo-Austrian alliance had reached an impasse. But the loss of Austrian support was not the only mis- The Anglo- fortune for England. ..."

4. Forty Years of It by Brand Whitlock (1914)
"... prolonged negotiations we returned, as in a vicious circle, to this point; again and again we reached this impasse. LXI Meanwhile, the franchises were ..."

5. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"... Freytag-Loringhoven on the Somme campaign—French soldiers better than the English, he says—The impasse in the west—German desire for a "Bewegungs-krieg. ..."

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