stagnation
Other forms: stagnations
Stagnation is the state of being still, or not moving, like a sitting puddle of water where stagnation attracts mosquitoes.
The root of stagnation is the Latin word for "standing water," stagnatum. The stagnation of water can be a serious problem in parts of the world where mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, or where there is a shortage of drinkable water. There are also other kinds of stagnation, or inactivity — like a struggling country's economic stagnation or a writer's mental stagnation that results in writer's block.
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a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)“economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”
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type of:
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inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
the state of being inactive
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inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
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inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
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synonyms:
stagnancy
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type of:
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inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
the state of being inactive
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inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
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