dead-end

Meaning

adjective Going nowhere; blocked.
a dead-end street
verb To come to a dead-end.
Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
verb To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.
His great-grandfather's career dead-ended when lectors in the cigar industry became obsolete.
noun Alternative spelling of dead end: a road with no exit.
We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.
noun Alternative spelling of dead end: a position that offers no hope of progress.
Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.