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dead-end

noun

Meaning

  1. A road with no exit.
  2. (by extension) A position that offers no hope of progress.
  3. To come to a dead-end.
  4. Going nowhere; blocked.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

cul-de-sac(English)impasse(English)no-win(English)standstill(English)hopeless(English)pointless(English)intractable(English)neutral(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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