dead end
/ˌded ˈend/noun
उच्चारण डेड एन्ड
बंद गली, आगे से बंद रास्ता
Core word
noun
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[C]
a road or passage that is closed at one end
बंद गली, आगे से बंद रास्ता
- We took a wrong turn and ended up in a dead end.
- The lane ends in a dead end behind the school.
- The taxi driver turned back when he saw that the road was a dead end.
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- Our house is at the dead end of the street.
- The map showed a dead end where the river bends.
Synonyms cul-de-sac blind alley
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[C]
a point at which you can make no more progress
गतिरोध, आगे बढ़ने का कोई रास्ता न होना
- The investigation has reached a dead end.
- The talks seemed to be heading for a dead end.
- Talks between the two sides reached a dead end.
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- The research hit a dead end when the funds ran out.
- He feels his career has come to a dead end.
Synonyms deadlock impasse stalemate
Opposite breakthrough
adjective
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[only before noun]
(of a job or situation) having no chance of improvement or progress
बिना तरक्की वाला, जिसमें आगे बढ़ने की गुंजाइश न हो
- He was tired of his dead-end job and decided to prepare for government exams.
- Many young graduates feel trapped in dead-end jobs with no chance of promotion.
- She quit her dead-end job to study design.
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- He felt stuck in a dead-end position.
- Don't stay in a dead-end course just because it is easy.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective before a noun is written with a hyphen (a dead-end job), while the noun is two words (a dead end).
Noun से पहले adjective hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है (a dead-end job), जबकि noun दो अलग शब्दों में लिखा जाता है (a dead end)।