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1
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
- in their bitter custody battle, the divorcing couple are at a total impasse
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2
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
- the impossible impasse faced by those who opposed the war but did not want to seem disloyal to the troops
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The first known use of impasse was in 1851
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