noun🔗ShareA standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse"The negotiations between the teachers and the school board reached a deadlock because neither side would compromise on salary. "situationpoliticsbusinesslawcommunicationstategovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation."The project reached a deadlock when the design team refused to proceed without approval from the marketing team, and the marketing team wouldn't review the design until it was finalized. "computingtechnologysystemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause or to come to a deadlock."The two teams could not agree, and their disagreement deadlocked the negotiation. "politicsgovernmentbusinesseconomysituationstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
