物別(ものわか)れ

ものわかれ
noun
failure of talks; breakdown in negotiations; rupture
communicationbusiness
1. failure of talks; breakdown in negotiations; rupture; parting without agreement
A situation where discussions or negotiations end without reaching agreement. Both parties leave without resolving the matter.
交渉(こうしょう)は物別(ものわか)れに終(お)わった。
The negotiations ended in failure.
話(はな)し合(あ)いは平行線(へいこうせん)のまま物別(ものわか)れとなった。
The discussion remained at an impasse and broke down.
労使(ろうし)交渉(こうしょう)が物別(ものわか)れに終(お)わり、ストライキの可能性(かのうせい)が高(たか)まっている。
The labor-management negotiations broke down, and the possibility of a strike is growing.

Usage

物別(ものわか)れ is most commonly used in the pattern 物別(ものわか)れに終(お)わる (to end in failure/without agreement). It implies that neither side made concessions and the matter remains unresolved.

Common collocations

Similar words

決裂(けつれつ) means a rupture or breakdown and is a stronger word implying a definitive, often hostile end to talks. 物別(ものわか)れ is milder, suggesting the parties simply parted without reaching agreement.

Related Words

Synonym: 決裂(けつれつ) (rupture (stronger, hostile))
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