a dead end

a situation in which no progress can be made

Usage notes: A dead end is also a road which is closed at one end and does not lead anywhere.

Negotiators have reached a dead end in their attempts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
Rufino	roo-FEE-no (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Goffredo	-	Italian
Perceval	-	Arthurian Romance
Filippos	-	Greek
KÁRoly	KAH-roi	Hungarian