dead end
n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: cul, cul de sac] 2: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill]
despondent
adj : without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to
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