dead-end

dead-end

See also: deadend and dead end

English

Alternative forms

• deadend

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdɛnd/
• (noun, verb) IPA^(key): /dɛdˈɛnd/

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Adjective

dead-end (comparative more dead-end, superlative most dead-end)

1. Going nowhere; blocked.

   a dead-end street

   a dead-end job

Translations

blocked

Bulgarian: задънен (bg) (zadǎnen) Finnish: umpi-

French: sans issue Indonesian: buntu (id)

Verb

dead-end (third-person singular simple present dead-ends, present participle dead-ending, simple past and past participle dead-ended)

1. (US) To come to a dead-end.

   Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!

Noun

dead-end (plural dead-ends)

1. A road with no exit.

   We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.

2. (by extension, figuratively) A position that offers no hope of progress.

   Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.

Translations

road with no exit — see dead end

position — see impasse

Anagrams

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