gridlock
[noun]
Synonyms: standstill, deadlock, impasse, stalemate

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grid‧lock /ˈɡrɪdlɒk $ -lɑːk/ noun [uncountable] especially American English

1. a situation in which streets in a city are so full of cars that they cannot move

2. a situation in which nothing can happen, usually because people disagree strongly Synonym : stalemate:
The battle over spending led to gridlock.
—gridlocked adjective

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