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DEADLOCKED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deadlocked mean?
• DEADLOCKED (adjective)
The adjective DEADLOCKED has 1 sense:
1. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
Familiarity information: DEADLOCKED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
At a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
Synonyms:
deadlocked; stalemated
Context example:
the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
Similar:
obstructed (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action)
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