Meaning of 塞がり in Japanese

Definition of 塞がり

ふさがり(fusagari) · ふたがり(futagari) 【塞がり】

(n) being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; hindrance; impedance →Related words: 塞がる
unlucky direction (in Onmyoudou; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) →Related words: 陰陽道 , 天一神

はっぽうふさがり(happoufusagari) 【八方塞がり】

(n) all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
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.

かたふたがり(katafutagari) · かたふさがり(katafusagari) 【方塞がり】

(n) unlucky direction (in Onmyoudou; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) →Related words: 陰陽道 , 天一神 , 方違え

If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.

八方塞がりはっぽうふさがりだ。

We're sunk.