This exclamation taken as a name for itself, and for the move which puts the King into inextricable check. to give checkmate: to make or effect…

A nonplus. Obsolete.

A state in which no more can be said or done; inability to proceed in speech or action; a state of perplexity or puzzlement; a standstill.

A state of bewilderment or insanity.

A condition in which progress is entirely obstructed; a block; a dead-lock. Obsolete.

A condition or situation in which it is impossible to proceed or act; a complete stand-still.

A road or way having no outlet; a blind alley, ‘cul-de-sac’. Also figurative, a position from which there is no way of escape, a ‘fix’.

A situation in which no action is possible or in which action is unsuccessful; an impasse. Also: a person who is worthless or who should be…

Originally U.S. A deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict; an impasse, a stalemate.

figurative. A situation (frequently a political one) in which it is impossible to make any progress; an impasse, stalemate, or deadlock.