Impasse
Impasse noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Usage example: the impossible impasse faced by those who opposed the war but did not want to seem disloyal to the troops
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Trouble and impasse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trouble" instead a noun "Impasse".
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Trouble and Impasse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impasse/trouble
Impasse & Trouble. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impasse/trouble>.
Trouble or Impasse. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impasse/trouble.
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