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DEAD END

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Dictionary entry overview: What does dead end mean?

• DEAD END (noun)
The noun DEAD END has 2 senses:

1. a passage with access only at one end
2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Familiarity information: DEAD END used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEAD END (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A passage with access only at one end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cul; cul de sac; dead end

Hypernyms ("dead end" is a kind of...):

passage (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

deadlock; impasse; stalemate; standstill; dead end

Context example:

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Hypernyms ("dead end" is a kind of...):

situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

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