Noun
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
Also written 八方塞がり【はっぽうふさがり】、八方塞【はっぽうふさがり】、八方塞り【はっぽうふさがり】