deadlock
pronunciation
How to pronounce deadlock in British English:
UK [ˈdedlɒk]
How to pronounce deadlock in American English:
US [ˈdedlɑːk]
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- Noun:
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Word Origin
- deadlock (n.)
- "complete standstill," from dead (adj.), in its emphatic use, + lock (n.). First attested 1779 in Sheridan's play "The Critic."
Example
- 1. On the surface these attitudes seem to spell deadlock .
- 2. A bigger danger is therefore deadlock .
- 3. This blocks threads , slows execution , and poses the risk of a deadlock .
- 4. He sees deadlock rather than compromise .
- 5. Let the people break the deadlock .