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Definition of deadlock noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

deadlock

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈdɛdlɑk//
 
[singular, uncountable]
 
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a complete failure to reach agreement or settle an argument synonym stalemate Senate subcommittee members failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. The strike has reached a deadlock.
 
adjective [not before noun] Despite months of discussion the negotiations remained deadlocked.
See deadlock in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary