deadlock
nounA standstill caused by opposing sides that cannot reach agreement.
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adjectiveNo longer existing or functioning.
impasse
nounA point where progress stops because agreement is impossible.
impassive
adjectiveShowing little or no outward emotion.
quagmire
nounSoft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.
Boggy ground
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ultimatum
nounA final demand backed by a threatened consequence.
virulent
adjectiveExtremely harmful or intensely hostile.
Extremely harmful
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