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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stagnation, stagnancy, doldrumsnoun

    a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

    "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

  2. stagnation, stagnancynoun

    inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

Wiktionary

  1. stagnationnoun

    inactivity

    The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.

  2. stagnationnoun

    being stagnant; being without circulation

    Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.

  3. Etymology: From stagnatus, past participle of stagno, from stagnum

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stagnationnoun

    Stop of course; cessation of motion.

    Etymology: from stagnate.

    As the Alps surround Geneva on all sides, they form a vast bason, where there would be a constant stagnation of vapours, did not the north wind scatter them from time to time. Addison.

    To what great ends subservient is the wind?
    Behold, where e’er this active vapour flies,
    It drives the clouds, and agitates the skies:
    This from stagnation and corruption saves
    Th’ aerial ocean’s ever-rolling waves. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

ChatGPT

  1. stagnation

    Stagnation refers to a state of inactivity or lack of progress or growth, often associated with economic conditions or periods of static business performance. It can also relate to a person's lack of personal or professional development. Stagnation generally implies a sense of being stuck, motionless, or in a state of decline.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stagnationnoun

    the condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors

  2. Stagnationnoun

    the cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. stagnation.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of STAGNATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of STAGNATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of STAGNATION in a Sentence

  1. Colin Wilson:

    Boredom, passivity, stagnation: these are the beginning of mental illness, which propagates itself like the scum on a stagnant pond.

  2. President Serzh Sarksyan:

    We will have a political stagnation in the country, if we don't support these changes, the changes will make cooperation between different branches of government more effective ... and facilitate economic development and the protection of human rights.

  3. Carsten Brzeski:

    The fact remains that the German economy has been in de facto stagnation for more than a year, this is clearly nothing to become too cheerful about.

  4. Sid Mokhtari:

    The pressure from commodity-related assets is probably going to stay with us for a little longer, there's no real catalyst for them to get a lift and that's why we expect this doldrums or this stagnation to persist.

  5. Mario Cuomo:

    We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did guarantee opportunity, for too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

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