STICKING POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sticking point mean? 

• STICKING POINT (noun)
  The noun STICKING POINT has 1 sense:

1. a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

  Familiarity information: STICKING POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STICKING POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sticking point" is a kind of...):

detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)