Definitions of dead-end [ˈdɛd n]

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Definition of 'dead-end'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) dead-end
terminating in a dead end.

2. dead-end
offering no possibility for advancement:
a dead-end job.

3. dead-end
living in the slums:
a dead-end kid.

4. (v.i.) dead-end
to terminate in a dead end.

Etymology: (1885–90)

Definition of 'dead-end'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cul, cul de sac, dead end
a passage with access only at one end

2. (adj) deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
"reached an impasse on the negotiations"

3. (adj) dead-end
lacking opportunities for development or advancement
"stuck in a dead-end job"

Translation of 'dead-end'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: leading nowhere a dead-end job.
Afrikaans: doodloopspoor, blinde ent	Arabic: ليسَ فيهِ مجال للتَّقَدُّ	Bulgarian: задънен
Brazilian: sem saída	Czech: bezvýhledný, bídný	German: ausweglos
Danish: udsigtsløs	Greek: που είναι χωρίς προοπτικέ	Spanish: sin salida
Estonian: perspektiivitu	Farsi: بدون ترقی؛ بدون آینده	Finnish: vailla etenemismahdollisu
French: sans avenir	Hebrew: מָבוֹי סָתוּם	Hindi: जिसका कोई अंत या अंजाम नह
Croatian: koji ne vodi nikamo	Hungarian: eredmény nélküli	Indonesian: tanpa masa depan
Icelandic: vonlaus	Italian: senza prospettive	Japanese: 発展性のない
Korean: 막다른	Lithuanian: be perspektyvų	Latvian: bezperspektīvs
Malay: jalan buntu	Dutch: uitzichtloos	Norwegian: nytteløs, håpløs
Polish: wiodący donikąd, bez pers	Persian: بدون ترقی؛ بدون آینده	Pashto: پرته له ترقي او پرمختګ
Portuguese: sem saída	Romanian: fără viitor	Russian: бесперспективный
Slovak: bezvýhľadný	Slovenian: brezizhoden	Serbian: neperspektivan
Swedish: som leder ingen vart, [jo	Thai: ที่ไร้ความหวัง	Turkish: çıkmaz, öteye geçmeyi ola
Taiwanese: (喻)沒出路的	Ukrainian: безперспективний	Urdu: بلا مقصد
Vietnamese: tình trạng bế tắc	Chinese: （喻）没出路的
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