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.
交渉は物別れに終わった。
The negotiations ended in failure.
話し合いは平行線のまま物別れとなった。
The discussion remained at an impasse and broke down.
労使交渉が物別れに終わり、ストライキの可能性が高まっている。
The labor-management negotiations broke down, and the possibility of a strike is growing.
USAGE:
物別れ is most commonly used in the pattern 物別れに終わる (to end in failure/without agreement). It implies that neither side made concessions and the matter remains unresolved.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 物別れに終わる (to end in failure)
- 物別れになる (to break down)
- 物別れに終わった交渉 (negotiations that ended in failure)
SIMILAR WORDS:
決裂 means a rupture or breakdown and is a stronger word implying a definitive, often hostile end to talks. 物別れ is milder, suggesting the parties simply parted without reaching agreement.