deadlock
a point at which opposing sides are unwilling to compromise
STATISTICS
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DEADLOCK delays EU Turkey talks
(BBC - News Headline)
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Despite the success in launching talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders, gaps between the sides are wide, distrust remains after years of violence and DEADLOCK, and expectations are low.
(Fox News)
(BBC - News Headline)
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Despite the success in launching talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders, gaps between the sides are wide, distrust remains after years of violence and DEADLOCK, and expectations are low.
(Fox News)
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deadlock
noun
- a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side
deadlocked
adjective
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Deadlock was first recorded in the late 18th century and stems from "dead" + "lock." It describes a standstill where neither side in an argument or conflict is willing to change or compromise their position.
Deadlocks can happen in a variety of situations: disputes between countries, contract negotiations between companies and unions or during trials when jurors cannot agree on a guilty or not guilty verdict. And of course deadlocks occur on a personal basis, whether it's between neighbours or the husband and wife who can't agree on which television program to watch.
If the television deadlock becomes too serious and leads to divorce, the negotiations can also result in an impasse, sometimes for strange reasons. In 2009, a New York doctor and his wife were attempting to settle their divorce when the doctor demanded that his wife give him back the kidney that he had donated to her several years ago. That's one tough negotiator.
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SYNONYMS
checkmate, draw, gridlock, impasse, stalemate, standoff, standstill
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Unless they break the deadlock over the union contract, there won't be any train service."
noun
- a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side
deadlocked
adjective
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Deadlock was first recorded in the late 18th century and stems from "dead" + "lock." It describes a standstill where neither side in an argument or conflict is willing to change or compromise their position.
Deadlocks can happen in a variety of situations: disputes between countries, contract negotiations between companies and unions or during trials when jurors cannot agree on a guilty or not guilty verdict. And of course deadlocks occur on a personal basis, whether it's between neighbours or the husband and wife who can't agree on which television program to watch.
If the television deadlock becomes too serious and leads to divorce, the negotiations can also result in an impasse, sometimes for strange reasons. In 2009, a New York doctor and his wife were attempting to settle their divorce when the doctor demanded that his wife give him back the kidney that he had donated to her several years ago. That's one tough negotiator.
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SYNONYMS
checkmate, draw, gridlock, impasse, stalemate, standoff, standstill
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Unless they break the deadlock over the union contract, there won't be any train service."
